{"product_id":"nietzsche-anti-philosophy-1-9780231181303","title":"Nietzsche: Anti-Philosophy 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor Alain Badiou, Friedrich Nietzsche is the \"prince\" of anti-philosophy. French leftist thinkers celebrated Nietzsche in the second half of the twentieth century, but when a backlash emerged in the 1990s, Badiou refused to join the attack. Instead, he devoted his 1992-1993 seminar to an astonishingly original reading of Nietzsche--to whom he had previously shown indifference or scorn--in which he appears almost enamored with the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Anti-Christ\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEcce Homo\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book presents Badiou's seminar on Nietzsche's late works, which for the first time addresses what would become one of his central concepts: anti-philosophy and its adversarial yet intimate relationship with philosophy. For Badiou, Nietzsche is the key modern anti-philosopher, his antagonist--and occasional ally--in the battle to redefine the work of philosophy. Badiou takes for granted Nietzsche's declaration that \"God is dead,\" yet rejects his assertion that philosophy too is past its expiration date. Badiou engages a century-long tradition of grappling with Nietzsche's paradoxes, considering thinkers such as Heidegger, Deleuze, and Derrida. Examining Nietzsche's impassioned writings on Wagner, he reflects on the nature of art and aesthetics. Provocative and profound, this seminar shows Badiou's ongoing project of reasserting the value of philosophy from a new angle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Badiou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231181303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou is one of the most important philosophers of our time. He is emeritus professor of philosophy at the École normale supérieure in Paris. His seminars published by Columbia University Press include \u003ci\u003eImages of the Present Time\u003c\/i\u003e (2023) and \u003ci\u003eParmenides\u003c\/i\u003e (2025). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBruno Bosteels is dean of humanities and Jesse and George Siegel Professor in the Humanities in the Department of Latin American and Iberian Cultures at Columbia University. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSusan Spitzer is a frequent translator of Badiou's works.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Alain Badiou \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48397167329437,"sku":"9780231181303","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_1db6a0d0-2b29-4281-9da9-87c8b12770ad.jpg?v=1781074822","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/nietzsche-anti-philosophy-1-9780231181303","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}