Theory of the Subject

<strong>Theory of the Subject</strong> first published in France in 1982 is without doubt oneof Alain Badious most important works laying many of the foundation... » 

Theory of the Subject first published in France in 1982 is without doubt oneof Alain Badious most important works laying many of the foundations for hismagnum opus Being and Event. Here Badiou seeks to provide a theory of thesubject for Marxism through a study of Lacanian psychoanalysis offering amajor contribution to Marxism as well as to the larger debate regarding therelationship between psychoanalysis and philosophy. The book also provides ahistory and theory of structuralism and poststructuralism a unique evaluationof the achievements of French Maoism during the 1970s and the significance ofthe events of May 1968 and breathtaking analyses of art and literature. As atheoretical synthesis the book is extraordinary in terms of its originalitybreadth and clarity. This is arguably Badious most creative and passionatebook encompassing the entire battlefield of contemporary theory philosophyand psychoanalysis. Available for the first time in English and including anew preface by the author this is a mustread for anyone interested in thislively and highly original thinker. «