Philosophy in the Present

Resumen del libro

Two controversial thinkers discuss a timeless but nonetheless urgent question: should philosophy interfere in the world?
Nothing less than philosophy is at stake because, according to Badiou, philosophy is nothing but interference and commitment and will not be restrained by academic discipline. Philosophy is strange and new, and yet speaks in the name of all - as Badiou shows with his theory of universality.

Similarly, Zizek believes that the philosopher must intervene, contrary to all expectations, in the key issues of the time. He can offer no direction, but this only shows that the question has been posed incorrectly: it is valid to change the terms of the debate and settle on philosophy as abnormality and excess.

At once an invitation to philosophy and an introduction to the thinking of two of the most topical and controversial philosophers writing today, this concise volume will be of great interest to students and general readers alike.

Biografía del autor

Alain Badiou (Rabat, Protectorado francés de Marruecos, 1937) es un filósofo, dramaturgo y novelista francés. Profesor emérito en la Escuela Normal Superior (ENS) de Francia, es uno de los pensadores contemporáneos más influyentes en el debate público. Es autor de libros que se han transformado en clásicos como 'El ser y el acontecimiento' y 'Lógicas de los mundos'. Su obra es traducida y estudiada en más de treinta lenguas y leída en gran parte del mundo.

Biografía del autor

Slavoj x{0026} x0017D;ix{0026} x0017E;ek (Liubliana, Eslovenia, 1949) es doctor en Filosofía e investigador del Instituto de Estudios Sociales de Liubliana, y profesor visitante en la New School for Social Research de Nueva York. Ha sido invitado a impartir clases en universidades como Université Paris-VIII, SUNY Buffalo, University of Minnesota, Tulane University, New Orleans, Columbia University, New York y Princeton University.