Plato's Republic is one of the most well-known 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? Alain Badiou invents a new genre in order to breathe
fresh life into Plato's text and restore its universality. Rather
than producing yet another critical commentary, he has retranslated
the work from the original Greek and, by making various changes,
adapted it for our times. In this innovative reimagining of a
classic text, Badiou has removed all references specific to ancient
Greek society, from the endless exchanges about the moral courage
of poets to those political considerations that were only of
interest to the aristocratic elite. On the other hand, Badiou has
expanded the range of cultural references: here philosophy is
firing on all cylinders, and Socrates and his companions are joined
by Beckett, Pessoa, Freud and Hegel. They demonstrate the enduring
nature of true philosophy, always ready to move with the times.
Moreover, Badiou the dramatist has made the Socratic dialogue a
true oratorial contest: in his version of the Republic, the
interlocutors have more in mind than merely agreeing with the
Master. They stand up to him, put him on the spot and thereby show
thought in motion. Through this work of writing, scholarship and
philosophy, we are able, for the first time, to read a version of
Plato's text which is alive, stimulating and directly relevant to
our world today.
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