Badiou and the Philosophers

"In providing skeletal versions of these important broadcast transcripts to English readers for the first time, and in bringing attention to Alain Badiou's critical place in the history of contemporary French philosophy, Tho and Bianco have performed a welcome service. There is little doubt that Badiou and the Philosophers: Interrogating 1960s French Philosophy will be of interest to a wide range of scholars of philosophy, media, and the history of contemporary France." --Tamara Chaplin, H-France Review

"Before he became one of the most important thinkers of his generation, French philosopher Alain Badiou hosted a series of televised interviews with the leading philosophies of the age. This volume marks the first time that these interviews have been made available in English translation, and that alone is enough to make this a valuable edition to the library of any scholar or teacher of twentieth-century French philosophy [...] Badiou and the Philosophers should prove to be a very fruitful source discussion in advanced courses on European philosophy and an excellent complement to a reading of the works of any or all the philosophers featured in it. Students of post-war French thought will find it an invaluable resource, for it provides insight into an important moment in French philosophical and culture history. Most significantly, perhaps, it allows us to see some of the greatest intellectuals of the era in an unguarded moment, discussing ideas that matter to them." --Gina Zavotta, Kent State University, Teaching Philosophy