A Question of Fidelity

pA review of Peter Hallward (ed.), emThink Again: Alain Badiou and the Future of Philosophy/em, Continuum, London, 2004. ISBN: HB: 0-8264-5906-4, PB: 0-8264-5907-2/ppThe review surveys the contents of Peter Hallward, ed., Think Again: Alain Badiou and the Future of Philosophy and seeks to categorize the various kinds of contributions. It finds that, while some of the essays offer valuable critiques of Badiou#39;s work or else clarify key concepts in productive ways, others challenge aspects of his thought for reasons that are demonstrably spurious. The overall assessment, though, is that the book provides a useful and timely appraisal of Badiou#39;s impact on contemporary philosophy./p