Naturalizing Badiou: Mathematical Ontology and Structural Realism [Hardcover]

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