{"product_id":"in-praise-of-love-alain-badiou-9781846687792","title":"In Praise Of Love","description":"A new century, new threats to love . . . Love 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. He 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.","brand":"Profile Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51535933899040,"sku":"9781846687792","price":8.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781846687792.jpg?v=1781374304","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/in-praise-of-love-alain-badiou-9781846687792","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}