Badiou’s philosophy is left Heideggerianism. “Revolution” corresponds to the “event” which constitutes authentic existence (Eigentlichkeit). The world is regularly sunk in improperness (Uneigentlichkeit), interpreted as ideology and “knowledge” (savoir). Authentic existence means heroic subjectivism. This is far from any revolution of the means of production and the social relationships that sustain it. Marx aspired to criticism of economy (the social system) and economics (the ideological exposition -Darstellung- of economy). Like Hegel, Marx aspired to knowledge (Wissenschaft). Militance, conviction and personal desire correspond to the limited sphere of individuality and subjective immediacy. The real political test takes place where positions are confronted, not with exceptions. The ideological prerequisite for revolution is not “deconstruction” but critique, i.e. arguing in the element of knowledge and with the terms of the adversary.
Arturo Romero Contreras Profesor Investigador en Filosofía BUAP/ Professor Researcher in Philosophy BUAP, Mexico