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''‘We know that communism is the right hypothesis. All those who abandon this hypothesis immediately resign themselves to the market economy, to parliamentary democracy—the form of state suited to capitalism—and to the inevitable and “natural” character of the most monstrous inequalities.’''—Alain Badiou
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''‘We [[know]] that [[communism]] is the [[right]] hypothesis. All those who abandon this hypothesis immediately resign themselves to the [[market]] [[economy]], to parliamentary democracy—the [[form]] of [[state]] suited to capitalism—and to the inevitable and “natural” [[character]] of the most monstrous inequalities.’''—[[Alain]] [[Badiou]]
  
Alain Badiou’s ‘communist hypothesis’, first stated in 2008, cut through the cant and compromises of the past twenty years to reconceptualize the Left. The hypothesis is a fresh demand for universal emancipation and a galvanizing call to arms. Anyone concerned with the future of the planet needs to reckon with the ideas outlined within this book.
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Alain Badiou’s ‘[[communist]] hypothesis’, first stated in 2008, cut through the cant and compromises of the [[past]] twenty years to reconceptualize the [[Left]]. The hypothesis is a fresh [[demand]] for [[universal]] emancipation and a galvanizing call to arms. Anyone concerned with the [[future]] of the planet [[needs]] to reckon with the [[ideas]] outlined within this book.

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Books by Alain Badiou

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Book Description

‘We know that communism is the right hypothesis. All those who abandon this hypothesis immediately resign themselves to the market economy, to parliamentary democracy—the form of state suited to capitalism—and to the inevitable and “natural” character of the most monstrous inequalities.’Alain Badiou

Alain Badiou’s ‘communist hypothesis’, first stated in 2008, cut through the cant and compromises of the past twenty years to reconceptualize the Left. The hypothesis is a fresh demand for universal emancipation and a galvanizing call to arms. Anyone concerned with the future of the planet needs to reckon with the ideas outlined within this book.