The Badiou Dictionary
Edited by Steven Corcoran
The first dictionary dedicated to Badiou's work, bringing together over 35 leading scholars in the field
- Around 150 main entries look at Badiou's ideas and influences, from ‘capital/ism (parliamentarocapitalism)’ and ‘equality’ to ‘transcendental regime’ and ‘void (unicity)’
- 50 further 'linking' entries connect lesser concepts and figures to wider concepts in Badiou's thought
- Includes an introduction to using the dictionary and to Badiou's body of work and a bibliography of further reading
- Contributers include: Alenka Zupančič, Christopher Norris, Justin Clemens, Nina Power, Bruno Besana, Frank Ruda
From Antiphilosophy to Worlds and from Beckett to Wittgenstein, over 90 entries in this dictionary provide detailed explanations and engagements with his key concepts and some of his major interlocutors. They also reflect the crucial divergences in Badiou scholarship in a productive and enlightening way.
Alain Badiou’s philosophical project is a genuine system in the traditional sense. It profoundly shakes up the field of thought as well as offering fresh insights into contemporary events. His concepts are becoming indispensable tools in a variety of fields, from philosophy to anthropology, including art, politics and theatre.
Abbreviations
Introduction by Steven Corcoran
Entries A–Z
Bibliography
Notes on Contributors.
There is no doubt that The Badiou Dictionary will present a landmark. Its entries provide a series of red threads through the work of one of the most important contemporary thinkers, written with clarity and based on vast scholarship. Steve Corcoran gathered a most impressive group of outstanding scholars, each with an independent voice. Indispensable for the beginners, a treat for all who have been following the development of Badiou’s thought over the last decades.
