Revisiting Badiou's Theory of the Political Subject.

This article argues that Alain Badiou's theory of the subject offers conceptual resources that help make sense of ordinary life-experiences of 'evental moments' and enable the critique of hypertrophic forms of political or corporate agency. The article identifies a set of ideas through which Badiou'...

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Publicado en:Theoria: A Journal of Social & Political Theory Vol. 71; no. 179; pp. 77 - 108
Autor principal: Rech, Walter
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Berghahn Books Jun2024
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