In praise of 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. Love Under Threat -- Philosophers And Love -- The Construction Of Love -- The Truth Of Love -- Love And Politics -- Love And Art. Alain Badiou With Nicolas Truong ; Translated By Peter Bush. First Published As Éloge De L'amour In 2009 By Flammarion, Paris. Translated From The French.