by Alain Badiou · ISBN 9781844674817
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In 'Five Lessons on Wagner', Alain Badiou explores the work of Richard Wagner from a philosophical perspective. The book, which includes an afterword by Slavoj Žižek, analyzes Badiou's lectures on Wagner at the École Normale Supérieure. Badiou examines the relationship between Wagner's music and its philosophical implications, offering a critical and profound interpretation of his legacy. This English edition, translated by Susan Spitzer, includes bibliographical references and an index.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure and founder of the faculty of Philosophy of the Université de Paris VIII with Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault and Jean-François Lyotard. Badiou's work is heavily informed by philosophical applications of mathematics, in particular set theory and category theory. Badiou's "Being and Event" project considers the concepts of being, truth, event and the subject defined by a rejection of linguistic relativism seen as typical of postwar French thought. Unlike his peers, Badiou believes in the idea of universalism and truth. His work is notable for his widespread applications of various conceptions of indifference. Badiou has been involved in a number of political organisations, and regularly comments on political events. Badiou argues for a return of communism as a political force.
