I’m a keen and interested Badiou reader, but I disagree with literally everything he writes. I am the son of two historians who did History for my undergrad degree and am ideologically opposed to nomoadologies. I believe it would be (genuinely) interesting for you guys to think about whether you could ever talk about anything with me. Here, for example, is something typically (and purposefully) weak, limited and wholly superficial I have written about British history and politics, with what I believe is an interesting if rather caricatured debate with my brother in the comments section:
http://petespost-it.blogspot.com/

A cool discussion could happen here, honest!
Best wishes,
The Radical Other

Concerning your two responses, I want to say thank you for your sheer positivity. As for the Nietzsche, Joe and I both have written many posts on him, seeing as our philosophy department chair is a Nietzschean (though, in truth, Nietzsche’s definitely one of my favorite philosophers…I would say Laruelle, but maybe Laruelle’s my favorite non-philosopher).

I may be wrong, but if I had to guess, Joe’s writing brought you the joy you describe…that seems much more of a characteristic of his thought than it does mine! And I don’t mean this in a sarcastic way, yet it could be taken as such… I would honestly say that much of my writing lacks the affect and speed of intensity that characterizes Joe’s…on the other hand, as Deleuze and Guattari remind us, the slowest intensity is not necessarily the weakest!! Slow and steady wins the race…

I’ve always tried to figure out why our styles are so different. It’s strange…being initially a literary critic, one would think I would exult in the affect of artistic creation….but, it seems more like I’m a scientist/savant of the text, always rereading, always redirecting references, always quoting page numbers—something Joe hates, I know personally. Page numbers, who can use those anyway! Primitive technology…

I think I bring the sobriety and callousness that has to keep Joe’s joy from breaking the earth’s gravitational field…his leaps of joy are a little bit more like somersaults over the moon…

Nel’s work is astoundingly beautiful and we can definitely talk about allowing you to post extracts of the work you’re doing. I am certainly curious what your book is about.

Joe

Taylor Adkins here. I have to distinguish myself first off because Joe and I both have radically divergent yet mutually stimulating projects. I think my love for translation has even rubbed off on him a bit (note his translation of a selection of Deleuze’s abecedaire), while his theoretical fecundity shames me for not producing as much (stop making me look bad Joe!!).

But, on a serious note, I would love to say thank you so much for your interest. In fact, I have translated about half of Guattari’s L’Inconscient Machinique, and I have been looking for readers to check it for me and ensure its quality. If this sounds like something that would interest you, I can send you copies of my work along with pdf files of the Guattari.

Let me know what you think,

Taylor Adkins

I go to Mercer and we’re trying to get our own Philosophy Society started. I was invited to drop by a meeting by a couple of your members I met randomly in a coffeeshop.

I’d enjoy joining you all at your next meeting. If the offer still stands, please email me at: kristin.tyndall@gmail.com

Thanks!
Kristin

From Georgia? So am I but considerably older in human time.

I am about to release a new way of using the web for knowledge
management that uses many of the post-modern theories, and seems
to work. Maybe think of it as an artificially intelligent blog.
It may actually be on the boundary of a form of reall intelligence
in fact.

Would love you guys to play with it, and let me know what you
think.

Please let me know your email address, or some other
way to contact you.

Sincerely,

Steve Kohler

Now this is a very interesting question that you have raised: Lazarus falls in the cracks between disciplines–he spans politics, anthropology, sociology, history, and, of course, philosophy. I could probably translate sections from the book, or even his essay (trust me, I’ve considered it), but I’m not so sure about publishers wanting it or considering it worth publishing (because it doesn’t have a ‘market’–absurd, but that’s the reality principle I guess).

For an essay by Badiou, Lazarus, and Natasha Michel, check out the essay called “What Is To Be Thought? What Is To Be Done?” at http://www.counterpunch.org/badiou0501.html. This article was translated by Norman Madarasz, who has translated the Briefings on Existence: A Short Treatise on Transitory Ontology and Manifesto for Philosophy by Alain Badiou: he also was Badiou’s student. He might possibly be working on Lazarus, though I’m not sure. As far as I can tell, David Fernbach translated Lenin Reloaded, so it’s possible that he would be the best one to turn to.

Thanks for your comment,
Taylor Adkins

Taylor Adkins

best,
adam