Badiou's 'Being and event' and the mathematics of set theory:

"Alain Badiou's 'Being and Event' continues to impact philosophical investigations into the question of Being. By exploring the central role set theory plays in this influential work, Burhanuddin Baki presents the first extended study of Badiou's use of mathematics in '...

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Main Author: Baki, Burhanuddin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London [u.a.] Bloomsbury 2015
Edition:1. publ.
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:"Alain Badiou's 'Being and Event' continues to impact philosophical investigations into the question of Being. By exploring the central role set theory plays in this influential work, Burhanuddin Baki presents the first extended study of Badiou's use of mathematics in 'Being and Event'. Baki examines Badiou's philosophical framework in close detail, showing exactly how it is 'conditioned' by the technical mathematics. Clarifying the relevant details of Badiou's mathematics, Baki looks at the four core topics Badiou employs from set theory: the formal axiomatic system of ZFC; cardinal and ordinal numbers; Kurt Gödel's concept of constructability; and Cohen's technique of forcing. Baki then rebuilds Badiou's philosophical meditations in relation to their conditioning by the mathematics, paying particular attention to Cohen's forcing, which informs Badiou's analysis of the event."
Physical Description:273 S.
ISBN:9781472524454

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