Alain Badiou Quotes, born January 17, 1937, in Rabat, Morocco, is a French philosopher, mathematician, and former chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure. A leading figure in contemporary philosophy, he is known for his works Being and Event (1988) and In Praise of Love (2012), which explore ontology, truth, love, and communism. Influenced by Plato, Hegel, and Lacan, Badiou advocates for radical innovation and universal truths, rejecting postmodern relativism. A vocal political activist, he co-founded L’Organisation Politique and critiques capitalism. These 15 quotes—sourced from his books, interviews, and speeches—reflect his insights on love, truth, politics, and philosophy, infused with his provocative and poetic style.
15 Alain Badiou Quotes
- “Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death.” (In Praise of Love, 2012)
- “Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me.” (Ethics: An Essay on the Understanding of Evil, 2002)
- “What kind of world does one see when one experiences it from the point of view of two and not one? That is what I believe love to be.” (In Praise of Love, 2012)
- “We live in a contradiction, a brutal state of affairs, profoundly inegalitarian—where all existence is evaluated in terms of money alone.” (Can Change Be Thought?, 2005)
- “The declaration of love marks the transition from chance to destiny, and that’s why it is so perilous and so burdened with a kind of horrifying stage fright.” (In Praise of Love, 2012)
- “Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism.” (Metapolitics, 2005)
- “Love is a tenacious adventure. The adventurous side is necessary, but equally so is the need for tenacity.” (In Praise of Love, 2012)
- “Without mathematics, we are blind.” (Court traité d’ontologie transitoire, 1998)
- “All resistance is a rupture with what is. And every rupture begins, for those engaged in it, through a rupture with oneself.” (Metapolitics, 2005)
- “Truth is a new word in Europe (and elsewhere).” (L’être et l’événement, 1988)
- “Love is not a contract between two narcissists. It is a construction that compels the participants to go beyond narcissism.” (Interview, The Guardian, 2012)
- “The ethic of truth is the complete opposite of an ‘ethics of communication’. It is an ethic of the Real.” (Infinite Thought, 2003)
- “I feel really assured by the fact that the women I have loved I have loved for always.” (In Praise of Love, 2012)
- “Art attests to what is inhuman in man.” (Le siècle, 2005)
- “To love is to struggle, beyond solitude, with everything in the world that can animate existence.” (In Praise of Love, 2012)
Alain Badiou’s quotes are a bold fusion of philosophical depth, poetic intensity, and revolutionary zeal, urging fans to rethink love, confront systemic inequalities, and pursue universal truths. Which quote challenges your perspective? Share it below and keep Badiou’s radical vision alive!
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