{"product_id":"the-one-descartes-plato-kant-9780231218801","title":"The One: Descartes, Plato, Kant","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou's 1983-1984 lecture series on \"the One\" is the earliest of his seminars that he has chosen to publish. It focuses on the philosophical concept of oneness in the works of Descartes, Plato, and Kant--a crucial foil for his signature metaphysical concept, the multiple. Badiou declares that there is no \"One\" there is no fundamental unit of being; being is inherently multiple. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is novel in Badiou's view of multiplicity is his reliance on mathematics, and set theory in particular. A set is a collection of things--yet, as he observes, it often is taken to \"count as one\" operationally for the purposes of mathematical transformations. In this seminar, distinguishing between \"the One\" and \"counting as one\" emerges as essential to Badiou's ontological project. His analysis of reflections on oneness in Descartes, Plato, and Kant prefigures core arguments of his defining work, \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShowcasing the seeds of Badiou's key ideas and later thought, \u003ci\u003eThe One\u003c\/i\u003e features singular readings, breathtaking theorizations, and frequently astonishing offhand remarks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Badiou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Seminars of Alain Badiou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231218801","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43311347007625,"sku":"9780231218801","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_54df37dd-dcbf-4c80-aa5a-eb45513687b5.jpg?v=1738053496","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-one-descartes-plato-kant-9780231218801","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}