{"product_id":"in-praise-of-love-by-alain-badiou","title":"In Praise of Love by Alain Badiou","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLove without risks is like war without deaths - but, today, love is threatened by an alliance of liberalism and hedonism. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love - without the key ingredient of chance - is in danger of withering on the vine. In In Praise of Love, Alain Badiou takes on contemporary 'dating agency' conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance - like US zero-casualty bombs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self. Liberal, libertine and libertarian reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to form a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - a narrative that does not fear love.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Winding Stair Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32375506796627,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/0691\/0035\/products\/praiseoflove.jpg?v=1611245604","url":"https:\/\/winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/in-praise-of-love-by-alain-badiou","provider":"Winding Stair Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}