The True Life

Alain Badiou (l'Ecole normale superieure), Susan Spitzer

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English

Polity Press
17 March 2017

Philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Consumerism; Age groups: adolescents; Sociology

'I'm 79 years old. So why on earth should I concern myself with speaking about youth?' This is the question with which renowned French philosopher Alain Badiou begins his passionate plea to the young.

Today young people, at least in the West, are on the brink of a new world. With the decline of old traditions, they now face more choices than ever before. Yet powerful forces are pushing them in dangerous directions, into the vortex of consumerism or into reactive forms of traditionalism. This is a time when young people must be particularly attentive to the signs of the new and have the courage to venture forth and find out what they're capable of, without being constrained by the old prejudices and hierarchical ideas of the past. And if the aim of philosophy is to corrupt youth, as Socrates was accused of doing, this can mean only one thing: to help young people see that they don't have to go down the paths already mapped out for them, that they are not just condemned to obey social customs, that they can create something new and propose a different direction as regards the true life.

By: Alain Badiou (l'Ecole normale superieure)
Translated by: Susan Spitzer
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 188mm, Width: 122mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 118g
ISBN: 9781509514892
ISBN 10: 1509514899
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 17 March 2017
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alain Badiou is a writer, philosopher and an Emeritus Professor at the Ecole normale superieure, Paris.

Reviews for The True Life

Scarcely any other moral philosopher of our day is as politically clear-sighted and courageously polemical, so prepared to put notions of truth and university back on the agenda. Â Terry Eagleton, Lancaster University, UK Alain Badiou's plea in this stimulating little book contains the 'serious coquetry' one expects from a philosopher committed to the corruption of youth: young people, whether young in body or mind, reorganize your youth, and in so doing reanimate thinking in radically new directions! Â Jason Barker, Kyung Hee University