{"product_id":"in-praise-of-love-alain-badiou-9781846687792","title":"In Praise Of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eA new century, new threats to love . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiberal, 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\/p\u003e","brand":"Alain Badiou","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":47787070488819,"sku":"9781846687792","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781846687792.jpg?v=1758746428","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/in-praise-of-love-alain-badiou-9781846687792","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}