Table of Contents

Foreword by Peter Engelmann

First Conversation

The Situation of the Left Today and the Necessity of an Alternative

The Democratic Discourse

Communism as Modern Politics?

Second Conversation

The New Imperialism

Politics of Identity

The Principle of the Common Good, or: Beyond the Economy

Afterword: On Trump

Notes

About the Author

Alain Badiou, former Maoist and political activist, is a philosopher, mathematician and novelist. He lives in Paris.

Peter Engelmann is a publisher, philosopher and editor of numerous texts by French philosophers in the areas of postmodernism and deconstruction.

Reviews

‘Badiou's powerful exposition of the unfinished project of revolutionary Marxism makes a compelling case for the universality of communist politics. Elaborated with respect to pressing contemporary problems, his vision for a communist politics for us is inspiring, necessary, and – best of all – possible.’
Jodi Dean, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
“[a] lively and engaging discussion.”
Marx & Philosophy Review of Books