Time for Love

  • Leon S. Brenner International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) Berlin.
  • Katherine Everitt European Graduate School
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5209/rpub.92334
Keywords: Time, Love, Disjunction, Duration, Intervention

Abstract

Alain Badiou offers a distinctive interpretation of time, anchored in his unique metaphysics and philosophy of the event. For Badiou, time is interventional, demarcating a disjunction between two incommensurable sequences of rupture in human history. The concept of disjunction occupies a pivotal role in Badiou’s philosophy of both love and time. This paper provides a comprehensive examination of the temporality of love within the context of Badiou's philosophy. We argue that, when viewed through Badiou’s philosophical lens, love provides an invaluable vantage point for understanding the very creation and transformation of time. As this chapter progresses, a concise exposition of Badiou's metaphysics and his theory of truth procedure is furnished, emphasizing facets that resonate with his philosophy of love. Time is explored from three vantage points: time between worlds, time within a world, and time as difference-as-such. These distinct conceptions of time, when examined in light of love, provide a fertile ground for further developing his concept of time.

 

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Leon S. Brenner, International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) Berlin.

Dr. Leon S. Brenner (Ph.D.) is a psychoanalytic theorist and psychoanalyst based in Berlin. Drawing from the Freudian and Lacanian traditions of psychoanalysis, Brenner's primary interest lies in understanding the relationship between language, culture and psychopathology. His book, "The Autistic Subject: On the Threshold of Language," was a bestseller in psychology published by Springer in 2021. He currently serves as a research fellow and lecturer at the International Psychoanalytic University (IPU) Berlin.

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Published
2023-12-20
How to Cite
Brenner L. S. y Everitt K. (2023). Time for Love. Res Publica. Revista de Historia de las Ideas Políticas, 26(3), 369-376. https://doi.org/10.5209/rpub.92334
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Vol. 26 No. 3 (2023): Dossier "Alain Badiou and his intellectual trajectory: Truth captures of a life and a system of though"
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