in praise of love. alain badiou with nicolas truong

French philosopher Alain Badiou turns his attention to love. A new century, new threats to love...Love without risks is like war without deaths - but, today, love is threatened by an alliance of liberalism and hedonism. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love - without the key ingredient of chance - is in danger of withering on the vine. In "In Praise of Love", Alain Badiou takes on contemporary 'dating agency' conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance - like US zero-casualty bombs. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self. Liberal, libertine and libertarian reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to form a new narrative of romance, rel Love Without Risks Is Like War Without Deaths - But, Today, Love Is Threatened By An Alliance Of Liberalism And Hedonism. Caught Between Consumerism And Casual Sexual Encounters Devoid Of Passion, Love - Without The Key Ingredient Of Chance - Is In Danger Of Withering On The Vine. In In Praise Of Love, Alain Badiou Takes On Contemporary 'dating Agency' Conceptions Of Love That Come Complete With Zero-risk Insurance - Like Us Zero-casualty Bombs. He Develops A New Take On Love That Sees It As An Adventure, And An Opportunity For Re-invention, In A Constant Exploration Of Otherness And Difference That Leads The Individual Out Of An Obsession With Identity And Self. Liberal, Libertine And Libertarian Reductions Of Love To Instant Pleasure And Non-commitment Bite The Dust As Badiou Invokes A Supporting Cast Of Thinkers From Plato To Lacan Via Karl Marx To Form A New Narrative Of Romance, Relationships And Sex - A Narrative That Does Not Fear Love. Love Under Threat -- Philosophers And Love -- The Construction Of Love -- The Truth Of Love -- Love And Politics -- Love And Art. Alain Badiou With Nicolas Truong ; Translated By Peter Bush. First Published As Éloge De L'amour In 2009 By Flammarion, Paris. Translated From The French. A new century, new threats to love . . . Love without risks is like war without deaths - but, today, love is threatened by an alliance of liberalism and hedonism. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love - without the key ingredient of chance - is in danger of withering on the vine. In In Praise of Love , Alain Badiou takes on contemporary 'dating agency' conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance - like US zero-casualty bombs. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self. Liberal, libertine and libertarian reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to form a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - a narrative that does not fear love. Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love today - without the key ingredient of chance - is in mortal danger. Alain Badiou proposes a vision of love as an adventure of the individual. Liberal and libertine reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to create a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - one that does not fear love. "Invoking a vibrant cast of thinkers, from Kierkegaard and de Beauvoir to Proust and Lacan, the world-renowned French philosopher urges us not to fear love but to see it as an adventure, a magnificent quest that ultimately leads us away from an obsession with the self"--Page 4 of cover. CopyrightPage -- Introduction -- ChapterI:LoveUnderThreat -- ChapterII:PhilosophersandLove -- ChapterIII:TheConstructionofLove -- ChapterIV:TheTruthOfLove -- ChapterV:LoveAndPolitics -- ChapterVI:LoveandArt -- InConclusion -- Footnotes -- 5. -- 6.