Ahmed the Philosopher - Thirty-Four Short Plays for Children and Everyone Else

English-speaking readers might be surprised to learn that Alain Badiou writes fiction and plays along with his philosophical works and that they are just as important to understanding his larger intellectual project. In Ahmed the Philosopher, Badious most entertaining and accessible play, translated into English here for the first time, readers are introduced to Badious philosophy through a theatrical tour de force that has met with much success in France.

List of contents

Preface to the English Translation of Ahmed philosophe
Translator's Introduction: Badiou the Comedian/Ahmed the Philosopher
Ahmed the Philosopher
Notes

About the author

Alain Badiou, geb. 1937 ist Philosoph, Mathematiker, Dramaturg und Romancier. Seine politischen Aktivitäten drücken sich in der von ihm mitbegründeten 'Organisation politique' aus. Er lehrt an der Universität Paris VIII-Vincennes und am Collège International de Philosophie.

Summary

An exuberantly comic introduction to the thought of one of the world’s greatest living philosophers.

Report

"This is a terrific translation of an intriguing play. In it, Badiou translates the most fundamental elements of his philosophy, including his critique of multiculturalism, his theory of the event, and his ruminations on love, into a vivid, dramatic form. This text would make an excellent introduction to Badiou." - Martin Puchner, author of The Drama of Ideas: Platonic Provocations in Theater and Philosophy

Product details

• Authors: Alain Badiou
• Assisted by: Joseph Litvak (Translation), Joseph (Tufts University) Litvak (Translation), Litvak Joseph (Translation)
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2014
• EAN: 9780231166935
• ISBN: 978-0-231-16693-5
• No. of pages: 216
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Religion, philosophy, psychology; Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: antiquity to present day; Drama, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy, DRAMA / European / General, PHILOSOPHY / Movements / Deconstruction, Plays, Playscripts, JUVENILE FICTION / Performing Arts / Theater & Musicals