Acid Horizon Who is "Bad Badiou"? (with Andrew Culp [author of 'Dark Deleuze'] and Alexander Galloway)
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Apr 3, 2023 AI Snips
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Badiou's Mathematical Truth Revival
- Badiou revives a philosophy of truth grounded in mathematics against contemporary skepticism.
- He argues ontology inevitably involves mathematical discussions, diverging from French theory trends.
Set Theory Shapes Badiou's Ontology
- Badiou's ontology roots deeply in set theory, influenced by Cantor and Cohen.
- He uses mathematics to formalize concepts like events and subjects through rigorous constructs like the generic set.
Badiou's Reversal of Kantian Question
- Badiou aims to invert Kant's question by grounding the subject in mathematics, not the other way around.
- He treats mathematics as operating in a distinct logical time layer beyond transcendental philosophy.