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Being and Event, Alain Badiou (translated by Oliver Feltham) Infinite Thought, Alain Badiou (edited and translated by Oliver Feltham
and Justin Clemens)
Theoretical Writings, Alain Badiou (edited and translated by Ray Brassier
and Alberto Toscano)
after finitude
An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency
Quentin Meillassoux
Translated by Ray Brassier
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Originally published in French as A**près l**a finitud**e @ Editions du Seuil, 2006
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First published 2008
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