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French Communist Alain Badiou is famous for claiming Plato as the first Communist, and although they each have critiques of him, [[Slavoj Žižek]] and [[Reza Negarestani]] both agree with Badiou on this.

It is a mistake to identify the '''Socrates''' of with Plato with the historical Socrates, whom we know basically nothing about. It would also be a mistake to identify Plato with Socrates. ''Plato never speaks.'' His philosophy assembles itself in the dialogues as a dynamic between players. For this reason Plato’s Dialogues are defined by a profound ambivalence; and by introducing this to thought, he gives life to philosophy. This ambivalence is reflected in the myriad interpretations: to the '''Neoplatonists''', a ~~christen~~ fanatic; to the '''Tübingen school''', an exponent of the demiurge. It is this ambivalence which makes Plato truly immortal, and deeply unsettling.

It is a mistake to identify the '''Socrates''' of with Plato with the historical Socrates, whom we know basically nothing about. It would also be a mistake to identify Plato with Socrates. ''Plato never speaks.'' His philosophy assembles itself in the dialogues as a dynamic between players. For this reason Plato’s Dialogues are defined by a profound ambivalence; and by introducing this to thought, he gives life to philosophy. This ambivalence is reflected in the myriad interpretations: to the '''Neoplatonists''', a Christian fanatic; to the '''Tübingen school''', an exponent of the demiurge. It is this ambivalence which makes Plato truly immortal, and deeply unsettling.

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 French Communist Alain Badiou is famous for claiming Plato as the first Communist, and although they each have critiques of him, [[Slavoj Žižek]] and [[Reza Negarestani]] both agree with Badiou on this.
-It is a mistake to identify the '''Socrates''' of with Plato with the historical Socrates, whom we know basically nothing about. It would also be a mistake to identify Plato with Socrates. ''Plato never speaks.'' His philosophy assembles itself in the dialogues as a dynamic between players. For this reason Plato’s Dialogues are defined by a profound ambivalence; and by introducing this to thought, he gives life to philosophy. This ambivalence is reflected in the myriad interpretations: to the '''Neoplatonists''', a christen fanatic; to the '''Tübingen school''', an exponent of the demiurge. It is this ambivalence which makes Plato truly immortal, and deeply unsettling.
+It is a mistake to identify the '''Socrates''' of with Plato with the historical Socrates, whom we know basically nothing about. It would also be a mistake to identify Plato with Socrates. ''Plato never speaks.'' His philosophy assembles itself in the dialogues as a dynamic between players. For this reason Plato’s Dialogues are defined by a profound ambivalence; and by introducing this to thought, he gives life to philosophy. This ambivalence is reflected in the myriad interpretations: to the '''Neoplatonists''', a Christian fanatic; to the '''Tübingen school''', an exponent of the demiurge. It is this ambivalence which makes Plato truly immortal, and deeply unsettling.
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