{"product_id":"mathematics-of-the-transcendental-paperback","title":"Mathematics of the Transcendental - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlain Badiou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eMathematics of the Transcendental\u003c\/i\u003e, Alain Badiou painstakingly works through the pertinent aspects of category theory, demonstrating their internal logic and veracity, their derivation and distinction from set theory, and the 'thinking of being'. In doing so he sets out the basic onto-logical requirements of his greater and transcendental logics as articulated in his magnum opus, \u003ci\u003e Logics of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreviously unpublished in either French or English, \u003ci\u003eMathematics of the Transcendental\u003c\/i\u003e provides Badiou's readers with a much-needed complete elaboration of his understanding and use of category theory. The book is vital to understanding the mathematical and logical basis of his theory of appearing as elaborated in \u003ci\u003eLogics of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e and other works and is essential reading for his many followers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou teaches at the ﾉcole Normale Sup駻ieure and at the Coll鑒e International de Philosophie in Paris, France. In addition to several novels, plays and political essays, he has published a number of major philosophical works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA. J. Bartlett is an Adjunct Research Fellow at the Research Unit in European Philosophy at Monash University, Australia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBadiou and Plato: An Education by Truths\u003c\/i\u003e, and with Justin Clemens and Jon Roffe author of\u003ci\u003e Lacan, Deleuze, Badiou\u003c\/i\u003e, forthcoming. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlex Ling is Research Lecturer in Communication and Media Studies at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eBadiou and Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBadiou Reframed\u003c\/i\u003e, forthcoming.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777819050272,"sku":"9781474286459","price":35.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c85e54b3c8c8d5016ce295a09e9b7e91.webp?v=1780502030","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mathematics-of-the-transcendental-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}