Badiou Plato's Republic

A Dialogue in Sixteen Chapters
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-0-231-50065-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Plato's Republic is one of the best-known and most widely-discussed texts in the history of philosophy. But how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2,500 years after its original composition? Alain Badiou breathes life into Plato's landmark text and revives its universality. Rather than producing yet another critical commentary, he has instead worked closely on the original Greek and, through spectacular changes, adapted it to our times. In this innovative reimagining of Plato's work, Badiou has removed all references specific to ancient Greek society—from lengthy exchanges about moral courage in archaic poetry to political considerations mainly of interest to the aristocratic elite—and has expanded the range of cultural references. Here, philosophy is firing on all cylinders: Socrates and his companions are joined by Beckett, Pessoa, Freud, and Hegel, among others. Together these thinkers demonstrate that true philosophy endures, ready to absorb new horizons without changing its essence.

Moreover, Badiou—who is also a dramatist—has transformed the Socratic dialogue into a genuine oratorial contest. In his version of the Republic, the interlocutors do much more than simply agree with Socrates. They argue, stand up to him, put him on the spot, and show thought in motion. In this work of dramatic scholarship and philosophy, we encounter a modern version of Plato's text that is alive, stimulating, and directly relevant to our own world.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Badiou, Alain

Weitere Mitwirkende

Reinhard, Kenneth

Spitzer, Susan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie Antike Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Literaturwissenschaft Klassische Griechische & Byzantinische Literatur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction, by Kenneth ReinhardTranslator's PrefaceAuthor's Preface to the English EditionPrefaceCharactersPrologue: The Conversation in the Villa on the Harbor (327a–336b)1. Reducing the Sophist to Silence (336b–357a)2. The Young People's Pressing Questions (357a–368d)3. The Origins of Society and the State (368d–376c)4. The Disciplines of the Mind: Literature and Music (376c–403c)5. The Disciplines of the Body: Nutrition, Medicine, and Physical Education (403c–412c)6. Objective Justice (412c–434d)7. Subjective Justice (434d–449a)8. Women and Families (449a–471c)9. What Is a Philosopher? (471c–484b)10. Philosophy and Politics (484b–502c)11. What Is an Idea? (502c–521c)12. From Mathematics to the Dialectic (521c–541b)13. Critique of the Four Pre-Communist Systems of Government. I: Timocracy and Oligarchy (541b–555b)14. Critique of the Four Pre-Communist Systems of Government. II: Democracy and Tyranny (555b–573b)15. Justice and Happiness (573b–592b)16. Poetry and Thought (592b–608b)Epilogue: The Mobile Eternity of Subjects (608b–621d)NotesBibliographyIndex

Leseproben

Read Kenneth Reinhard's introduction, "Badiou's Sublime Translation of the Republic (to view in full screen, click on icon in bottom right-hand corner)

Über Autor(innen)

Alain Badiou is emeritus professor of philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris. One of the most well-known philosophers of our time, he is also a novelist, playwright, and political activist. He is the author of The Incident at Antioch/L'Incident d'Antioche: A Tragedy in Three Acts/Tragédie en trois actes.

Kenneth Reinhard is associate professor of English and comparative literature at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the coauthor of The Neighbor: Three Inquiries in Political Theology and After Oedipus: Shakespeare in Psychoanalysis.

Susan Spitzer is a frequent translator of Badiou's works, most recently, Five Lessons on Wagner, and the play, The Incident at Antioch.