Badiou and Plato: An Education by Truths by A.J. Bartlett (English) Hardcover Bo

Description: Badiou and Plato by A.J. Bartlett This book will help you to understand Badious central concepts, the philosophical relation between Badiou and Plato and will rethink the importance of Badious Platonic claim that the only education is an education by truths. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description An interrogation of Platos entire work using the concepts and categories of Alain Badiou. This is the first book to critically address and draw consequences from Badious claim that his work is a Platonism of the multiple and that philosophy today requires a platonic gesture. Examining the relationship between Badiou and Plato, Bartlett radically transforms our perception of Platos philosophy and rethinks the central philosophical question: what is education? Back Cover AUTHOR APPROVED This is not a work of commentary but an intervention: by actualizing the categories of Badious Being and Event, Bartlett subverts the Aristotelian biases of Plato scholarship and exposes the sophistical basis of contemporary ideologies of education. The result brilliantly exemplifies the transformative import of Badious Platonism. Ray Brassier, American University of Beirut Using the concepts of Alain Badiou, this work interrogates Platos concept of education. Alain Badiou makes the claim that the only education is an education by truths. Drawing upon the concepts and categories developed by Badiou that support this claim, A. J. Bartlett presents a new reading of the Platonic corpus showing that the question of education is at the heart of philosophy itself. A. J. Bartlett is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. He is co-editor of Badiou: Key Conceptsand The Praxis of Alain Badiou. Flap AUTHOR APPROVED This is not a work of commentary but an intervention: by actualizing the categories of Badious Being and Event , Bartlett subverts the Aristotelian biases of Plato scholarship and exposes the sophistical basis of contemporary ideologies of education. The result brilliantly exemplifies the transformative import of Badious Platonism. Ray Brassier, American University of Beirut Using the concepts of Alain Badiou, this work interrogates Platos concept of education. Alain Badiou makes the claim that the only education is an education by truths. Drawing upon the concepts and categories developed by Badiou that support this claim, A. J. Bartlett presents a new reading of the Platonic corpus showing that the question of education is at the heart of philosophy itself. A. J. Bartlett is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. He is co-editor of Badiou: Key Concepts and The Praxis of Alain Badiou. Author Biography A. J. Bartlett is a post-doctoral research fellow in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He has published widely on the work of Badiou. He co-authored The Praxis of Alain Badiou with Paul Ashton and Justin Clemens (re.press, 2006) and more recently Badiou: Key Concepts (Acumen, 2010). Table of Contents Acknowledgements Abbreviations Introduction: Trajectory 1. State 2. Site 3. Event/Intervention 4. Fidelity 5. Subject 6. Generic Epilogue Bibliography Index Review This is not a work of commentary but an intervention: by actualizing the categories of Badious Being and Event, Bartlett subverts the Aristotelian biases of Plato scholarship and exposes the sophistical basis of contemporary ideologies of education. The result brilliantly exemplifies the transformative import of Badious Platonism. -- Ray Brassier, American University of Beirut This is not a work of commentary but an intervention: by actualizing the categories of Badious Being and Event, Bartlett subverts the Aristotelian biases of Plato scholarship and exposes the sophistical basis of contemporary ideologies of education. The result brilliantly exemplifies the transformative import of Badious Platonism. Promotional Interrogates Platos work using the concepts and categories of Alain Badiou, extracting the key theme of education Long Description An interrogation of Platos entire work using the concepts and categories of Alain Badiou. This is the first book to critically address and draw consequences from Badious claim that his work is a Platonism of the multiple and that philosophy today requires a platonic gesture. Examining the relationship between Badiou and Plato, Bartlett radically transforms our perception of Platos philosophy and rethinks the central philosophical question: what is education? Review Quote This is not a work of commentary but an intervention: by actualizing the categories of Badious Being and Event, Bartlett subverts the Aristotelian biases of Plato scholarship and exposes the sophistical basis of contemporary ideologies of education. The result brilliantly exemplifies the transformative import of Badious Platonism. Description for Reader An interrogation of Platos entire work using the concepts and categories of Alain Badiou This is the first book to critically address and draw consequences from Badious claim that his work is a Platonism of the multiple and that philosophy today requires a platonic gesture. Examining the relationship between Badiou and Plato, Bartlett radically transforms our perception of Platos philosophy and rethinks the central philosophical question: what is education? Key Features Corrects many errors in the existing commentary on Badious work Extracts a key Platonic theme crucial at every level of culture today: education Description for Sales People AI BlurbAn interrogation of Platos entire work using the concepts and categories of Alain BadiouThis is not a work of commentary but an intervention: by actualizing the categories of Badious Being and Event, Bartlett subverts the Aristotelian biases of Plato scholarship and exposes the sophistical basis of contemporary ideologies of education. The result brilliantly exemplifies the transformative import of Badious Platonism.Ray Brassier, American University of BeirutThis is the first book to critically address and draw consequences from Badious claim that his work is a Platonism of the multiple and that philosophy today requires a platonic gesture. Examining the relationship between Badiou and Plato, Bartlett radically transforms our perception of Platos philosophy and rethinks the central philosophical question: what is education?* Corrects many errors in the existing commentary on Badious work* Extracts a key Platonic theme crucial at every level of culture today: educationCatalogue BlurbAn interrogation of Platos entire work using the concepts and categories of Alain BadiouThis is the first book to critically address and draw consequences from Badious claim that his work is a Platonism of the multiple and that philosophy today requires a platonic gesture. Examining the relationship between Badiou and Plato, Bartlett radically transforms our perception of Platos philosophy and rethinks the central philosophical question: what is education?* Corrects many errors in the existing commentary on Badious work* Extracts a key Platonic theme crucial at every level of culture today: education Description for Teachers/Educators Contemporary Continental philosophy; Badiou; Plato; Philosophy of Education Details ISBN0748643753 Short Title BADIOU & PLATO Publisher Edinburgh University Press Language English ISBN-10 0748643753 ISBN-13 9780748643752 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2011 Publication Date 2011-06-29 Imprint Edinburgh University Press Subtitle An Education by Truths Place of Publication Edinburgh Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 370.1 Pages 256 UK Release Date 2011-06-29 NZ Release Date 2011-06-29 Author A.J. 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