Zizek has his own take on St Paul; both regard Paul as a sort of
Lenin-like figure, neither is particularly interested in Christ as
such.
For Badiou, religion is definitely the enemy: the Christian "event" he
says is a kind of simulacrum, an enthusiasm rooted in mysticism rather
than the properly immanent irruption of a truth. The model for the
latter would be Lenin's solution to the problem of how a revolutionary
organisation can achieve real political victory, or Cantor's
"secularisation" of infinity.
Dominic
On 3/19/07, MC Ward <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As I recall, his "Truth Event" is exemplified by or
> turns on, among other things, Christ's alleged birth
> and death.
>
> Yes, I've heard that he and Zizek have become friends,
> but I think Zizek is looking less for a friend than a
> priest, one to whom he can play acolyte, as in his
> relationship with Lacan.
>
> Candice
>
> P.S. I love your "Pauline clothing" image, but isn't
> that a Christian thang in its own right? Is Badiou
> dragging Zizek down the road to Damascus or to hell, I
> wonder.
>
>
>
> --- Dominic Fox <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Badiou is hardly a Christian; more a Maoist wolf in
> > Pauline clothing.
> >
> > And he and Zizek are good friends, or so I gather.
> >
> > Dominic
> >
>
>
>
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Shall we be pure or impure? Today
we shall be very pure. It must always
be possible to contain
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