1Dime Radio The Radical Philosophy of Alain Badiou
Nov 10, 2023
Alain Badiou, a contemporary communist French philosopher, discusses his theory of being and events, truth procedures, ethics, love, and the subject. He compares Marxist theory, Maoism, and political Marxism. Topics include politics as sequences, truth and the three subjects, and history, agency, and Platonism. St. Paul's significance in Badiou's philosophy is also explored. This episode is a must-listen for philosophy and radical egalitarian politics enthusiasts.
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Philosophy’s Three Core Questions
- Badiou frames philosophy as answering three core questions: being, truth, and the subject.
- He offers a systemic apparatus to understand how change becomes possible within situations.
How The Guest Found Badiou
- Chris first encountered Badiou after reading Bataille and Zizek and then dove into Badiou around 2008–2009.
- He became active online sharing Badiou quotes and running related Twitter accounts.
Being As Inconsistent Multiplicity
- Badiou treats being as 'pure inconsistent multiplicity' rather than some unified One.
- He models situations as counted multiplicities using set-theoretic language to explain structure and representation.