{"product_id":"pocket-pantheon-figures-of-postwar-philosophy-alain-badiou","title":"Pocket Pantheon: Figures of Postwar Philosophy – Alain Badiou","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-teaser\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAvailable with shipping in the US\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand UK only.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"t-rte\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA journey through twentieth-century philosophy with the titan of French thought\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePocket Pantheon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis an invitation to engage with the greats of postwar Western thought, such as Lacan, Sartre and Foucault, in the company of one of today’s leading political and philosophical minds. Alain Badiou draws on his encounters with this pantheon—his teachers, opponents and allies—to offer unique insights into both the authors and their work. These studies form an accessible, authoritative distillation of continental theory and a capsule history of a period in Western thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"c-product-reviews\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"c-product-reviews\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\"Badiou’s sardonically compressed style is never less than pungent.\"\u003cbr\u003eSteve Poole, Guardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\"Badiou and his ‘pantheon’ remind us that a relevant as well as rigorous philosophy remains attainable, not to mention urgently needed.\"\u003cbr\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\"Badiou continues to be a highly influential and innovative philosopher.\"\u003cbr\u003eCulture Machine\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\"Badiou is a thinker who has remained committed to radical challenges to the ruling class, and to the idea of revolution.\"\u003cbr\u003eInternational Socialism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"c-section-title c-section-title--large c-section-title--accent\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ccite\u003ePaperback \/ 208 pages \/ September 2016 \/ 9781784786250\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/cite\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"edition-single--book-description\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Verso","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40746836557909,"sku":"10000","price":20.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0006\/7554\/5141\/files\/getimage_a6f2ef73-0c26-46bb-a098-c483651de090.webp?v=1703859859","url":"https:\/\/shop.workingclasshistory.com\/en-ca\/products\/pocket-pantheon-figures-of-postwar-philosophy-alain-badiou","provider":"Working Class History | Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}