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The True Life

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

The True Life

By Alain Badiou

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About the book

'I'm 79 years old. So why on earth should I concern myself with speaking about youth?' This is the question with which renowned French philosopher Alain Badiou begins his passionate plea to the young. Today young people, at least in the West, are on the brink of a new world. With the decline of old traditions, they now face more choices than ever before. Yet powerful forces are pushing them in dangerous directions, into the vortex of consumerism or into reactive forms of traditionalism. This is ...Show more

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9781509514892

Publisher

Polity Press

Published year

2017

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1

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The True Life

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Paperback

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