Fabio Gironi

Naturalizing Badiou

Mathematical Ontology and Structural Realism

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Crossing the boundaries between 'continental' and 'analytic' philosophical approaches, this book proposes a naturalistic revision of the mathematical ontology of Alain Badiou, establishing links with structuralist projects in the philosophy of science and mathematics.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan UK / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-46346-3
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 236
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 142mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 441g
• ISBN-13: 9781137463463
• ISBN-10: 1137463465
• Artikelnr.: 41195977

Autorenporträt

Fabio Gironi is an IRC postdoctoral research fellow in philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland. He obtained his Ph.D. at Cardiff University, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements Note about Citations Introduction 1. Badiou's Mathematical Ontology 2. The Ontological and the Empirical: Naturalist Objections 3. Taking a Stance on Realism and Naturalism 4. Structural Realisms 5. Truth and Randomness Conclusion Bibliography Index