Number And Numbers by Alain Badiou
Distinguishing a singular, ontological concept of Number from the everyday plurality of numbers used for counting and measurement, this concise treatise defends set-theoretical mathematics as the thinking of pure multiplicity and the infinite. Through polemical reflections and illustrative mathematical motifs, it critiques the contemporary fetish for statistics and enumeration, arguing that mathematical decisions open distinct regimes of truth that cannot be reduced to utility or governance.
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- Published
- 1990
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 130-170
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
- - Le nombre et les nombres
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