Monthly Archives: April 2018

All philosophers write from hell, even before they die. That’s what distinguishes them from ideologues, propagandists, careerists and profiteers. For example, Wittgenstein often quoted approvingly Russell’s dictum “Logic is hell”. No doubt that is why he finally preferred to return … Continue reading →

Translated from the publisher’s page: “Deleuze is dead. Charon, the psychopomp, is supposed to ferry him to the other bank, where Barthes, Lacan and Foucault are waiting for him. But, even before the philosopher can be reunited with his friends, … Continue reading →

PROCESS NOT STASIS We cannot remain fixated on one phase of the historical process or of our intellectual biography. I have been very influenced by Deleuze, but I certainly do not belong to the “Deleuze can do no wrong” school … Continue reading →

I) 1980-1983– Théorie logique des modèles (intitulé : Logique et rationalité subjective) (Logical Theory of Models, title: Logic and Subjective Rationality) II) 1983-1989 – Théorie mathématique des ensembles (Mathematical Set Theory) 1) 1983-1986 – Théorie des ensembles proprement dite (Set Theory per … Continue reading →

1983-1984 L’Un. Descartes, Platon, Kant. (The One: Descartes, Plato, Kant). 1984-1985 L’Infini. Aristote, Spinoza, Hegel. (The Infinite: Aristotle, Spinoza, Hegel). 1985, 4th trimester. L’être 1. Figure ontologique : Parménide. (Being 1. Ontological figure: Parmenides). 1986, 1st trimester. L’être 2. Figure … Continue reading →

“Suppose a layman enters” – these are the first words of Badiou’s seminar Theory of Evil, Theory of Love (1990-1991). The opening “hypothesis” is that of a generic layperson or an unbeliever who enters an assembly of the “university of … Continue reading →

From the beginning of Theory of Evil, Theory of Love we are faced with the question of how to orient ourselves in thought. The lecture notes available online for this seminar (which diverge slightly from the official published transcription) talk … Continue reading →