[FOM] Alain Badiou

[Bill Greenberg]

Here is a link for a (free) download of Badiou's _Number and Numbers_;
you have to register for the site.

www.scribd.com/document_downloads/6208362?extension=pdf&secret_password=

--William J. Greenberg

On Tue, Jul 21, 2009 at 5:23 PM, Thomas
Forster<T.Forster at dpmms.cam.ac.uk> wrote:
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>   I imagine most listmembers who have heard of this chap  share my
> suspicions.   Does this chap know enough mathematics for his views
> on foundations to be of interest? Or is this just a case of fools
> rushing in where angels fear to tread?  However I have recently had
> my ear bent by a very able former student of mine who says there is
> something in it and i should have a look. Take a squiz at this recent
> review of his:
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>        www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~tf/bat-on-badiou.pdf
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>  Does anyone have any useful thoughts on this matter..?
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