A New Dawn for Politics

Politics and the world are related, as global capitalism has created a world of objects and money that divides human existence into regions. Badiou asserts that there is one world of living subjects, where foreigners are not a problem but an opportunity and a gift. Foreignness is the means by which existence is re-evaluated, and all true politics is a new dawn of existence. This collection of essays by Badiou is valuable for anyone interested in the great social and political questions of our time.

Format: Hardback
Length: 150 pages
Publication date: 23 September 2022
Publisher: Polity Press

The relationship between politics and the world is a complex and multifaceted one that has been shaped by a range of historical, social, and economic factors. While it is true that global capitalism has brought about a certain level of interconnectedness and globalization, it has also created a world of objects and money that divides human existence into regions separated by fences and walls built to keep some people out. In place of this falsely unified world of global capitalism, we need to assert a fundamental principle, namely, that there is one world of living subjects.

This, in Badiou's view, is the categorical imperative of all true politics. The one world of living subjects is a place where an infinity of differences and identities exist. Hence, foreigners are not a problem but rather an opportunity and a gift. They bear witness to the youth of the world in its infinite variety, and it is with this youth that the politics of the future rests. Foreignness is the means by which existence is re-evaluated, and all true politics is a new dawn of existence.

This collection of essays by Badiou, in which he draws out the political implications of recent events and social movements, will be of value to anyone interested in the great social and political questions of our time.

Weight: 248g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781509553006