A Contemporary Interpretation of Plato: The Multiple Platonism and Communism of Idea in Alain Badiou

Alain Badiou, one of the living philosophers presents himself as a Platonist claiming that Plato is urgently needed in our age. It is debatable that Badiou takes Plato as a founding figure for himself. For, in an era in which being a Platonist is almost perceived as an insult, it is thought as problematic that Badiou presents himself as a Platonist and this person who has a materialist name does this in spite of the fact that Plato is an idealist philosopher. Despite all these discussions, Badiou opposes the anti-Platonism of his age and finds the move to save philosophy from today's patient image in Platonism. In the article, Badiou's Platonism is tried to be given from four basic points: Mathematics, Truth, Democracy Criticism and the concept of Idea. His two main works, the Manifesto for Philosophy and the Second Manifesto for Philosophy influence in determining these four points. In addition, Badiou's rewriting of Plato's State Dialogue was tried to be considered in the context of his Platonism.