Badiou by Badiou

Badiou by Badiou, authored by Alain Badiou and published by Stanford University Press in 2022, offers an accessible introduction to the philosopher’s key ideas. This edition spans 80 pages and is presented in English, making it suitable for a broad audience, including those without prior knowledge of Badiou’s work. The book takes the form of an interview and two talks, summarizing the central concepts of Badiou’s philosophy as articulated in his trilogy of Being and Event, Logics of Worlds, and The Immanence of Truths.

Readers will find a clear exploration of fundamental ontology, mathematics, politics, poetry, and love, with well-chosen examples that illuminate Badiou’s thoughts on being, universality, worlds, singularity, the infinite, and the absolute. This concise volume serves as a pedagogical tool, aiming to clarify Badiou’s philosophical inquiries and their relevance to contemporary issues. The work is designed to engage those interested in literary criticism, semiotics, and aesthetics, providing a thoughtful entry point into Badiou’s influential ideas.