Being, Appearing, and the Platonic Idea in Badiou and Plato

This essay considers the ambiguous sense in which Badiou is a Platonist. It alleviates this ambiguity by considering how two characteristics of Platonism are treated in the metaphysics of Being and Event: (1) the split between being/appearing, and (2) Platonic Ideas. It considers how in Badiou and P...

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Main Author: Brander Sandy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2019-12-01
Series:Open Philosophy
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/opphil.2019.2.issue-1/opphil-2019-0044/opphil-2019-0044.xml?format=INT