Plato, our Dear Plato!

The author discusses Plato's imperatives which include prohibiting of descriptive or lyrical poem, suppression on the intense use of language, and obligation in following the mathematical page. The author enumerated the reasons why the imperatives of Plato are called violent and obscure and stated t...

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Publicado en:Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities Vol. 11; no. 3; pp. 39 - 42
Autores principales: Badiou, Alain, Toscano, Alberto
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2006
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Sumario:The author discusses Plato's imperatives which include prohibiting of descriptive or lyrical poem, suppression on the intense use of language, and obligation in following the mathematical page. The author enumerated the reasons why the imperatives of Plato are called violent and obscure and stated that philosophy is the first and foremost which interrupts the authoritarian regime without falling for the frivolity of relativism and scepticism.