The Radical Philosophy of Alain Badiou

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In this episode, I am joined by Chris, the Badiou enthusiast who runs the Badiou quote page on Twitter, to help provide an introduction to the contemporary communist French philosopher Alain Badiou and a general (very general) overview of his key ideas. This includes Badiou's theory of being and ‘Events,' his truth procedures, ethics, love, and his theory of the subject, and we try to apply them to current times. We also discuss Badiou’s “metapolitics,” Badiou’s differences with Marxist theory, and his relation to Maoism and political Marxism, and more. This episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in philosophy and radical egalitarian politics. 

Timestamp

0:00 Introduction

04:24 Relationship to Marxist politics

09:14 Being, Multiplicity, Mathematics

18:27 The Event and the Subject

25:59 Mao vs Stalinism

40:57 What is an Event?

50:52 Politics as Sequences

58:28 Truth and the Three Subjects 

1:11:30 History, Agency, and Platonism

01:22:13 Resurrection and St. Paul 

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