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Single Idea 12323

[catalogued under 7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / b. Being and existence]

Full Idea

Existence is precisely Being itself in as much as thought decides it. And that decision orients thought essentially. ...It is when you decide upon what exists that you bind your thought to Being.

Gist of Idea

Existence is Being itself, but only as our thought decides it

Source

Alain Badiou (Briefings on Existence [1998], 2)

Book Reference

Badiou,Alain: 'Briefings on Existence', ed/tr. Madarsz,Norman [SUNY 2006], p.55


A Reaction

[2nd half p.57] Helpful for us non-Heideggerians to see what is going on. Does this mean that Being is Kant's noumenon?