Alain badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe fresh life into plato s text and restore its universality. A dialogue in 16 chapters by alain badiou translated by susan spitzer, introduction by kenneth reinhard new york. Pdf alain badiou on political education researchgate. Badious hypertranslation which, inter alia, alludes to ipods and lance armstrong, turns the cave allegory into a movietheatre allegory. Translated by susan spitzer and introduction by kenneth reinhard. Although he tries to put old ideas and concepts into a more modern context this is still a very heavy project for the average reader to tackle. You will need to read, concentrate, and reread to get your head. An interrogation of platos entire work using the concepts and categories of alain. Boter in his book on the transmission history of the text 1989 recognizes its three primary witnesses. Pdf in this chapter i perform a critical reading of the french philosopher alain badious hypertranslation of platos republic in order to outline.
Plato s republic is one of the most wellknown and widely discussed texts in the history of philosophy, but how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2500 years after it was originally composed. In what alain badiou calls his hypertranslation of plato s republic, we are taken into the world of plato s classic dialogue on politics and justice, sped up to the pace of a 21 st century new york street corner. The citation above his hypertranslation of platos republic, published in 2012, is a reworking for today of an essential philosophical text. A recurring theme of plato scholarship is the relation between the republic. Platos republic, by alain badiou plato platonism scribd. Alain badiou breathes life into plato s landmark text and revives its universality.
Alain badiou refers to his translation of platos republicas a hypertranslation. Translated by susan spitzer, columbia university press, 400 pp. Plato s republic is an undoubted classic whether alain badiou s reimagining of the work will also be in years to come is debatable. But how might we get to the heart of this work today, 2,500 years after its original composition. Second, pausing at the platos allegory of the cave, it examines badious hyper translation of. Toward a philosophy of computing how to philosophize with internetworked electronic computing machinery brought to you by. Ive always desired to affirm a plato who would be our contemporary badiou and. The division of the republic into ten books is due not to plato but to his early editors and probably to the length of the papyrus rolls books on which the dialogues were written. Platos republic, by alain badiou free download as pdf file. This article originally appeared in berfrois plato s republic. The millenarian platonism of alain badiou part iii voegelinview. A dialogue in 16 chapters 2012, badiou contemporizes.
Badiou srepublic participatesintheideasofplatosrepublic aboveall,theideaofthe idea and his fidelity to plato s text is conditioned by his fidelity to plato s ideas. There are nearer approaches to modern metaphysics in the philebus and in the sophist. Plato s republic is one of the bestknown and most widelydiscussed texts in the history of philosophy. This document was created with prince, a great way of.