> That's okay. We'll work out our differences using Nerf bats or, if
> debate persists, Metis-M anti tank rockets. The choice of philosophers
> everywhere.
>
Metis-M. There *is* no substitute.
I have to admit, I still don't think B&E is the best place to start with Badiou. But I'm jumping into his major work out of order with Logics of Worlds (um, when my course books are ordered :-o), so I'm not in much position to say anything about that, I reckon.