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Alain Badiou's 'L'Être et l'Événement' Volume 2 Published

publication · 2026-04-23

Philosopher Alain Badiou releases the second volume of 'L'Être et l'Événement', the culmination of fifteen years of work. The book is introduced as a local metaphysics, with Badiou explaining the effort behind it and offering guidance on how to read it.

Key facts

  • Alain Badiou presents the second volume of 'L'Être et l'Événement'.
  • The book is the product of fifteen years of work.
  • Badiou introduces it as a local metaphysics.
  • The text includes an introduction to how to read the book.
  • The work is published in artpress magazine.
  • The publication date is June 2006.
  • The article is in French.
  • A PDF of the article is available for download.

Entities

Artists

  • Alain Badiou

Institutions

  • artpress

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