Alain Badiou to announce shock retirement?

By Smith Alexander
Paris
Last updated on April 15, 2025

‘Being and Event’ author created a stir on Monday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Badiou fans. Speculation had been rife that the author of Being and Event will announce his retirement from all public activities, at age 88, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 15/04/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a philosopher isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a philosopher-author just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouAlain

For a little while on Monday evening, #ThankYouAlain was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.