Alain Badiou’s 1983–1984 lecture series on “the One” is the earliest of his seminars that he has chosen to publish. It focuses on the philosophical concept of oneness in the works of Descartes, Plato, and Kant—a crucial foil for his signature metaphysical concept, the multiple. Badiou declares that there is no “One”: there is no fundamental unit of being; being is inherently multiple.
What is novel in Badiou’s view of multiplicity is his reliance on mathematics, and set theory in particular. A set is a collection of things—yet, as he observes, it often is taken to “count as one” operationally for the purposes of mathematical transformations. In this seminar, distinguishing between “the One” and “counting as one” emerges as essential to Badiou’s ontological project. His analysis of reflections on oneness in Descartes, Plato, and Kant prefigures core arguments of his defining work, Being and Event.
Showcasing the seeds of Badiou’s key ideas and later thought, The One features singular readings, breathtaking theorizations, and frequently astonishing offhand remarks.
"Badiou’s lectures on Descartes, Plato, and Kant are fascinating as providing a glimpse into the gestation of his original thought in and through his engagement with these crucial predecessors. At the same time, his unusual readings can be lively, gripping, rich in stimulating asides and provocative allusions to other philosophers. In short, this seminar stands on its own and can be immensely appreciated quite independently of its role in Badiou’s philosophical development, or even by one who is coming to Badiou for the first time." - Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
"Will interest all readers of postwar French thought, not least because it contributes to the Anglo-American re-evaluation of that period as momentous in the history of philosophy and intellectual history. And as a thoroughgoing exploration of these three philosophers’ work, it’s a remarkable achievement." - H-France
"Students of Badiou will certainly want to acquaint themselves with it, but generally anyone interested in contemporary French philosophy, especially metaphysics, will find it considerably worthwhile." - Choice
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What is novel in Badiou’s view of multiplicity is his reliance on mathematics, and set theory in particular. A set is a collection of things—yet, as he observes, it often is taken to “count as one” operationally for the purposes of mathematical transformations. In this seminar, distinguishing between “the One” and “counting as one” emerges as essential to Badiou’s ontological project. His analysis of reflections on oneness in Descartes, Plato, and Kant prefigures core arguments of his defining work, Being and Event.
Showcasing the seeds of Badiou’s key ideas and later thought, The One features singular readings, breathtaking theorizations, and frequently astonishing offhand remarks.
"Badiou’s lectures on Descartes, Plato, and Kant are fascinating as providing a glimpse into the gestation of his original thought in and through his engagement with these crucial predecessors. At the same time, his unusual readings can be lively, gripping, rich in stimulating asides and provocative allusions to other philosophers. In short, this seminar stands on its own and can be immensely appreciated quite independently of its role in Badiou’s philosophical development, or even by one who is coming to Badiou for the first time." - Marx & Philosophy Review of Books
"Will interest all readers of postwar French thought, not least because it contributes to the Anglo-American re-evaluation of that period as momentous in the history of philosophy and intellectual history. And as a thoroughgoing exploration of these three philosophers’ work, it’s a remarkable achievement." - H-France
"Students of Badiou will certainly want to acquaint themselves with it, but generally anyone interested in contemporary French philosophy, especially metaphysics, will find it considerably worthwhile." - Choice
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