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Plato's Republic: A Dialogue in Sixteen Chapters
Contributor(s): Badiou, Alain (Author), Spitzer, Susan (Translator), Reinhard, Kenneth (Introduction by)

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 ISBN: 023116016X     ISBN-13: 9780231160162
Publisher: Columbia University Press
OUR PRICE: $57.75  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2013
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BISAC Categories:
- Philosophy | Political
- Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy
- Philosophy | Movements - Deconstruction
Dewey: 321.07
LCCN: 2012014207
Physical Information: 1.45" H x 6.38" W x 9.36" L (1.63 lbs) 400 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Library Journal 12/01/2012 pg. 87
Choice 10/01/2013
 
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Publisher Description:
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.

Contributor Bio(s): Badiou, Alain: - Alain Badiou (PhD, Philosophy, Ecole Normale Superieure) holds the Rene Descartes Chair at the European Graduate School; he also teaches at the Ecole Normale Superieure and the College International de Philosophie in Paris. He is the author of several successful novels and plays as well as more than a dozen philosophical works, including his masterwork, Being and Event (Continuum, 2007), and several Columbia titles, includng Plato's Republic (2013) and Jacques Lacan Past and Present (2016).
 
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