Nietzsche anti-philosophy 1 Alain Badiou ; translated by Bruno Bosteels with Susan Spitzer ; introduction by Bruno Bosteels

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Badiou, Alain, author.

Contributor:

Bosteels, Bruno, translator, writer of introduction.

Spitzer, Susan L., translator.

Series:

Seminars of Alain Badiou

The seminars of Alain Badiou

Standardized Title:

Nietzsche. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm, 1844-1900--Criticism and interpretation.

Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm.

Genre:

Translations

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Columbia University Press (Lightning Source), 2026.

New York Columbia University Press [2026]

Summary:

For Alain Badiou, Friedrich Nietzsche is the "prince" of anti-philosophy. French leftist thinkers celebrated Nietzsche in the second half of the twentieth century, but when a backlash emerged in the 1990s, Badiou refused to join the attack. Instead, he devoted his 1992-1993 seminar to an astonishingly original reading of Nietzsche--to whom he had previously shown indifference or scorn--in which he appears almost enamored with the author of The Anti-Christ and Ecce Homo. This book presents Badiou's seminar on Nietzsche's late works, which for the first time addresses what would become one of his central concepts: anti-philosophy and its adversarial yet intimate relationship with philosophy. For Badiou, Nietzsche is the key modern anti-philosopher, his antagonist--and occasional ally--in the battle to redefine the work of philosophy. Badiou takes for granted Nietzsche's declaration that "God is dead," yet rejects his assertion that philosophy too is past its expiration date. Badiou engages a century-long tradition of grappling with Nietzsche's paradoxes, considering thinkers such as Heidegger, Deleuze, and Derrida. Examining Nietzsche's impassioned writings on Wagner, he reflects on the nature of art and aesthetics. Provocative and profound, this seminar shows Badiou's ongoing project of reasserting the value of philosophy from a new angle

Contents:

Frontmatter Contents Editors' Introduction to the English Edition of the Seminars of Alain Badiou The Seminars of Alain Badiou (1983-2016): General Preface Introduction to the Seminar on Nietzsche About the 1992-1993 Seminar on Nietzsche Session 1 November 18, 1992 Session 2 December 9, 1992 Session 3 December 16, 1992 Session 4 January 6, 1993 Session 5 January 13, 1993 Session 6 January 20, 1993 Session 7 April 7, 1993 Session 8 April 28, 1993 Session 9 May 5, 1993 Session 10 May 26, 1993 Session 11 June 2, 1993 Session 12 June 9, 1993 Acknowledgments Notes Bibliography Index List of the seminars (in chronological order)

Notes:

"First published in French as Le Séminaire - Nietzsche: L'antiphilosophie 1 (1992-1993)"--Title page verso

Translated from the French

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 30, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Badiou, Alain. Nietzsche. English. Nietzsche

ISBN:

9780231543545

0231543549

9780231565851

0231565852

OCLC:

1585500390

Publisher Number:

CIPO000365485

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