{"product_id":"transgression-and-the-inexistent-a-philosophical-vocabulary-paperback","title":"Transgression and the Inexistent: A Philosophical Vocabulary - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMehdi Belhaj Kacem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eP. Burcu Yalim\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA contemporary philosopher of Tunisian origin, Mehdi Belhaj Kacem is here published in English for the first time. His new book, \u003ci\u003eTransgression and the Inexistent: A Philosophical Vocabulary\u003c\/i\u003e, is a comprehensive foray into Kacem's elaborate philosophical system in twenty-seven discreet chapters, each dedicated to a single concept. In each chapter, he explicates a critical re-thinking of ordinary lived experiences - such as desire, irony, play - or traditional philosophical ideas - such as catharsis, mimesis, techne - in light of 'the spirit of nihilism' that marks the contemporary human condition. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKacem gained notoriety in the domain of critical theory amid his controversial break with his mentor and leading contemporary philosopher, Alain Badiou. \u003ci\u003eTransgression and the Inexistent\u003c\/i\u003e lays out the essential concepts of his philosophical system: it is the most complete and synthetic book of his philosophical work, as well as being one of the most provocative in its claims. As a Francophone author engaging with contemporary world thought, he is able to develop novel philosophical perspectives that reach beyond the Middle East or the Continental, and the East\/West binary. This is the book's first publication in any language, constituting a much-awaited first translation of Kacem into English.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMehdi Belhaj Kacem\u003c\/b\u003e is a French-Tunisian philosopher, actor and writer. He has published over ten books within a period of as many years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eP. Burcu Yalim\u003c\/b\u003e is the translator of \u003ci\u003eFoucault\u003c\/i\u003e by Gilles Deleuze into Turkish.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67972734058803,"sku":"9781350021433","price":73.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/QOw38zVUPZ9781350021433.webp?v=1794433826","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/transgression-and-the-inexistent-a-philosophical-vocabulary-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}