Baudrillards Reflexionen zu Politik, Kunst und den neuen Technologien beschreiben die Entwicklung hin zu einer scheinbar kontrollierbaren Realität wie auch die Umkehrung dieser Struktur gegen sich selbst die Manifestation einer Intelligenz des Bösen.§Das Realitätsprinzip ist im Zuge einer Totalisierung der Welt§durch die Guten im Verschwinden begriffen. An dessen Stelle tritt eine virtuelle Realität, eine integrale Realität, die scheinbar vollkommen, kontrollierbar und ohne Widerspruch ist. Doch bringt diese fatale Logik des Exzesses zugleich das verdrängte Andere hervor: das...

In a well-known text called 'The Communist Hypothesis', first published in 2007, the renowned philosopher Alain Badiou breathed fresh life into the idea of communism as an intellectual representation that provides a critical perspective on existing politics and offers a systemic alternative to capitalism.

Now, in the course of this wide-ranging conversation with Peter Engelmann, Alain Badiou explains why he continues to value the idea of communism against the background of current social crises and despite negative historical experiences. From the anticipation of a communism without...

In a well-known text called 'The Communist Hypothesis', first published in 2007, the renowned philosopher Alain Badiou breathed fresh life into the idea of communism as an intellectual representation that provides a critical perspective on existing politics and offers a systemic alternative to capitalism.

Now, in the course of this wide-ranging conversation with Peter Engelmann, Alain Badiou explains why he continues to value the idea of communism against the background of current social crises and despite negative historical experiences. From the anticipation of a communism without...