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Century
by
Alain Badiou
Everywhere, the twentieth century has been judged and condemned: the century of totalitarian terror, of utopian and criminal ideologies, of empty illusions, of genocides, of false avant-gardes, of democratic realism everywhere replaced by abstraction.
It is not Badiou's wish to plead for an accused that is perfectly capable of defending itself without the authors aid. Nor...more
It is not Badiou's wish to plead for an accused that is perfectly capable of defending itself without the authors aid. Nor...more
Hardcover, 233 pages
Published
February 27th 2007
by Polity Press
(first published 2005)
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badiou writes beautifully about art-- particularly poetry-- and does a rather masterful recap of the 20th century's overarching ideologies. the book is at its best when he reckons with the unfinished business of the century-- in particular, how modern, free market democracies either repress or awkwardly maintain many of its earlier urges. that said, a number of his philosophical conclusions are disappointingly familiar, and perhaps even a bit nostalgic. his call for a turn towards 'the passion o...more
Badiou tucks me in at night. I've been reading one of these collected lectures on the twentieth century just before bed for the past week or so. For those of us who opened "Theory of the Subject" and felt like giving up any sort of theoretical pretensions, this book is a much more friendly read. Badiou sets himself the mission to think about how the century thought itself. His close readings of literary works and his musings on major philosophical themes are both lyrical and thought-pr...more
Quite demanding in that it requires you to have an ample background in social sciences, 20th century philosophy, arts, aesthetic theory, psychoanalysis, history of revolutionary movements and many other stuff. But if you have what it takes, reading this book turns out to be a very captivating experience.
Overall, Badiou is trying to understand this: How was the 20th century different from the 19th and what has become of man and pilosophy at this new century of nihilism? How has the rea...more
Overall, Badiou is trying to understand this: How was the 20th century different from the 19th and what has become of man and pilosophy at this new century of nihilism? How has the rea...more
Badiou at his very very best. An easy, enjoyable read. Will definitely be returning to this in the future.
Das Buch für die Post-Posthistoire... Nach der identitären Passion für das Reale (durch Negation und Säuberung) die differentielle, die platonisch sich behauptet im Widerspruch der Idee gegen die Realität, Ereignis gegen den Stand der Dinge, Liebe gegen Familie etc...
A philosophical history of the twentieth century: very compelling.
on recommendation from Andy Koch
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Alain Badiou, Ph.D., born in Rabat, Morocco in 1937, holds the Rene Descartes Chair at the European Graduate School EGS. Alain Badiou was a student at the École Normale Supérieure in the 1950s. He taught at the University of Paris VIII (Vincennes-Saint Denis) from 1969 until 1999, when he returned to ENS as the Chair of the philosophy department. He continues to teach a popular seminar at the Coll...more
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