{"product_id":"the-one-descartes-plato-kant-paperback","title":"The One: Descartes, Plato, Kant - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlain Badiou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacques Lezra\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eSusan Spitzer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou's 1983-1984 lecture series on \"the One\" is the earliest of his seminars that he has chosen to publish. It focuses on the philosophical concept of oneness in the works of Descartes, Plato, and Kant--a crucial foil for his signature metaphysical concept, the multiple. Badiou declares that there is no \"One\" there is no fundamental unit of being; being is inherently multiple. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is novel in Badiou's view of multiplicity is his reliance on mathematics, and set theory in particular. A set is a collection of things--yet, as he observes, it often is taken to \"count as one\" operationally for the purposes of mathematical transformations. In this seminar, distinguishing between \"the One\" and \"counting as one\" emerges as essential to Badiou's ontological project. His analysis of reflections on oneness in Descartes, Plato, and Kant prefigures core arguments of his defining work, \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowcasing the seeds of Badiou's key ideas and later thought, \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e features singular readings, breathtaking theorizations, and frequently astonishing offhand remarks.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou is emeritus professor of philosophy at the ?cole normale sup?rieure in Paris. His seminars published by Columbia University Press include \u003ci\u003eLacan\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eMalebranche\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and \u003ci\u003eImages of the Present Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2023). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJacques Lezra is professor and chair of Hispanic studies at the University of California, Riverside. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Spitzer is a frequent translator of Badiou's works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKenneth Reinhard is research professor of comparative literature and English at the University of California, Los Angeles.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45103384789071,"sku":"9780231218801","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/lUxc5x8dJk9780231218801.webp?v=1776373880","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/the-one-descartes-plato-kant-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}