3 posts tagged “social theory”
This is on my to-read list (which is increasingly taking on the size and shape of a telephone-book). Robespierre is a fascinating figure, a highly moral man who found himself doing the most extreme evil. The title is perfect, showing how purity can lead us so very wrong.
I'm reading Alain Badiou's "Century", which is actually one of his more accessible works. It is interesting to note how the 20th century is being re-evaluated, made historical, and is modified into something like a totality, a foundation for our "post-historical" age. What Badiou has always been brilliant at is presenting a stringent but not reductive reading of such things, and the book is quite a read.
I read a lot, as I have to. This also means that I become very, very critical of books. Particularly this applies to social science books. So when I came across this absolute gem of a book, I was first elated, then amazed, then almost a little sad. I doubt I will ever be able to write anything quite this amazing.
