Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the English Translation of Ahmed Philosophe vii
4. Translator’s Introduction 1
5. Ahmed the Philosopher
6. List of Scenes 25
7. 1. Nothing 27
8. 2. The Event 31
9. 3. Language 35
10. 4. Place 41
11. 5. Cause and Effect 45
12. 6. Politics 49
13. 7. The Multiple 55
14. 8. Chance 59
15. 9. Poetry 65
16. 10. The Subject (1) 69
17. 11. The Big and the Little 75
18. 12. Infinity 79
19. 13. Time 83
20. 14. Truth (1) 87
21. 15. The Nation 91
22. 16. Death 97
23. 17. The Subject (2) 101
24. 18. Morality 105
25. 19. Society 111
26. 20. God 119
27. 21. Truth (2) 123
28. 22. Philosophy 129
29. 23. Decision 135
30. 24. The Same And The Other 141
31. 25. The Family 147
32. 26. Terror 151
33. 27. Purposiveness 159
34. 28. Mathematics 165
35. 29. Nature 173
36. 30. The Idea 179
37. 31. The Absurd 183
38. 32. Repetition 187
39. 33. Origin 193
40. 34. Contradiction 197
41. Notes