TY - BOOK AU - Bartlett,A.J. TI - Badiou and Plato: An Education by Truths SN - 9780748643752 U1 - 194 23 PY - 2022///] CY - Edinburgh : PB - Edinburgh University Press, KW - Education KW - Philosophy KW - PHILOSOPHY / General KW - bisacsh N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Abbreviations --; Introduction: Trajectory --; CHAPTER 1 State --; CHAPTER 2 Site --; CHAPTER 3 Event/Intervention --; CHAPTER 4 Fidelity --; CHAPTER 5 Subject --; CHAPTER 6 Generic --; Epilogue --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - An interrogation of Plato’s entire work using the concepts and categories of Alain BadiouThis is the first book to critically address and draw consequences from Badiou’s 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 Plato’s philosophy and rethinks the central philosophical question: ‘what is education?’Key FeaturesCorrects many errors in the existing commentary on Badiou’s workExtracts a key Platonic theme crucial at every level of culture today: education UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780748643769 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780748643769 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780748643769/original ER -