Closed and open structures ... and vice-versa

Axioms of mathematics in the debate between Deleuze and Badiou’s ontology

Authors

  • Leandro Tibiriçá de Camargo Bastos Universidade de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-3585.2024i2930p234-250

Keywords:

ontology, axioms of mathematics, Deleuze, Badiou

Abstract

The polarized debates on twentieth-century hermeneutics left important marks on modern philosophy and, to a certain extent, retain their relevance. However, with scientific advances made in the twentieth century, such as quantum physics and the development of set theory as a common basis for all mathematical structure, important changes can be seen in the place of contemporary theoretical markings. This article is an attempt to expose these changes based on the discussion of a text by Brian Massumi in which he exposes elements of the ontology of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, elements that will be confronted with the thought of Alain Badiou. Brian Massumi’s essay will be commented sequentially and partially, since at certain moments, interventions will have to be made in detail, which makes a complete commentary impossible. The rest of the text will be discussed on another occasion, as well as its possible implications at the ontological, hermeneutical and political levels.

Author Biography

Leandro Tibiriçá de Camargo Bastos, Universidade de São Paulo

Pós-doutor em literatura inglesa pela Universidade de São Paulo, atualmente no seu segundo pós-doutorado na mesma área. Autor do livro Dido, Rainha de Cartágo: como Christopher Marlowe influenciou Shakespeare e nossa noção de gênero, lançado pelo Departamento de Letras Modernas da USP, disponível em seu site. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1501-9512. E-mail: leandrotcb@hotmail.com.

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Published

2025-03-19

How to Cite

Bastos, L. T. de C. (2025). Closed and open structures . and vice-versa: Axioms of mathematics in the debate between Deleuze and Badiou’s ontology. TECCOGS: Revista Digital De Tecnologias Cognitivas, (29-30), 234–250. https://doi.org/10.23925/1984-3585.2024i2930p234-250