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Offers a powerful and influential interpretation of Spinoza's
conatus Provides a thorough overview of political theories,
clarifying different philosophical traditions that are often
obscured under the generic label of modernity Develops an original
analysis of Spinoza's philosophy, based on the concept of conatus,
which has been largely neglected in Anglo-Saxon scholarship
Broadens access to the wealth of un-translated literature on
Spinoza Spinozism must be understood as a dynamic ontology that
necessarily unfolds on practical terrain. Laurent Bove analyses
Spinoza's theory of affects as rooted in Habit, generating the
constituent power of human beings, commonwealths, nations and
multitudes. By interpreting sovereignty as a power that emerges
through the active resistance of the always singular body of the
multitude, Bove discovers in Spinoza a radically new approach to
the State, to citizenship and to history.
There have been many Spinozas over the centuries: atheist, romantic
pantheist, great thinker of the multitude, advocate of the
liberated individual, and rigorous rationalist. The common thread
connecting all of these clashing perspectives is Spinoza's
naturalism, the idea that humanity is part of nature, not above it.
In this sophisticated new interpretation of Spinoza's iconoclastic
philosophy, Hasana Sharp draws on his uncompromising naturalism to
rethink human agency, ethics, and political practice. Sharp uses
Spinoza to outline a practical wisdom of "renaturalization,"
showing how ideas, actions, and institutions are never merely
products of human intention or design, but outcomes of the complex
relationships among natural forces beyond our control. This lack of
a metaphysical or moral division between humanity and the rest of
nature, Sharp contends, can provide the basis for an ethical and
political practice free from the tendency to view ourselves as
either gods or beasts. Sharp's groundbreaking argument critically
engages with important contemporary thinkers-including deep
ecologists, feminists, and race and critical theorists-making
Spinoza and the Politics of Renaturalization vital for a wide range
of scholars.
Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas
presents Spinoza and Hegel as the most powerful living alternatives
to mainstream Enlightenment thought. Yet, for many philosophers and
political theorists today, one must choose between Hegel or
Spinoza. As Deleuze's influential interpretation maintains, Hegel
exemplifies and promotes the modern "cults of death," while Spinoza
embodies an irrepressible "appetite for living." Hegel is the
figure of negation, while Spinoza is the thinker of "pure
affirmation". Yet, between Hegel and Spinoza there is not only
opposition. This collection of essays seeks to find the suppressed
kinship between Hegel and Spinoza. Both philosophers offer vigorous
and profound alternatives to the methodological individualism of
classical liberalism. Likewise, they sketch portraits of reason
that are context-responsive and emotionally contoured, offering an
especially rich appreciation of our embodied and historical
existence. The authors of this collection carefully lay the
groundwork for a complex and delicate alliance between these two
great iconoclasts, both within and against the Enlightenment
tradition.
Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas
presents Spinoza and Hegel as the most powerful living alternatives
to mainstream Enlightenment thought. Yet, for many philosophers and
political theorists today, one must choose between Hegel or
Spinoza. As Deleuze's influential interpretation maintains, Hegel
exemplifies and promotes the modern "cults of death," while Spinoza
embodies an irrepressible "appetite for living." Hegel is the
figure of negation, while Spinoza is the thinker of "pure
affirmation". Yet, between Hegel and Spinoza there is not only
opposition. This collection of essays seeks to find the suppressed
kinship between Hegel and Spinoza. Both philosophers offer vigorous
and profound alternatives to the methodological individualism of
classical liberalism. Likewise, they sketch portraits of reason
that are context-responsive and emotionally contoured, offering an
especially rich appreciation of our embodied and historical
existence. The authors of this collection carefully lay the
groundwork for a complex and delicate alliance between these two
great iconoclasts, both within and against the Enlightenment
tradition.
Spinoza's Political Treatise constitutes the very last stage in the
development of his thought, as he left the manuscript incomplete at
the time of his death in 1677. On several crucial issues - for
example, the new conception of the 'free multitude' - the work goes
well beyond his Theological Political Treatise (1670), and arguably
presents ideas that were not fully developed even in his Ethics.
This volume of newly commissioned essays on the Political Treatise
is the first collection in English to be dedicated specifically to
the work, ranging over topics including political explanation,
national religion, the civil state, vengeance, aristocratic
government, and political luck. It will be a major resource for
scholars who are interested in this important but still neglected
work, and in Spinoza's political philosophy more generally.
Spinoza's Political Treatise constitutes the very last stage in the
development of his thought, as he left the manuscript incomplete at
the time of his death in 1677. On several crucial issues - for
example, the new conception of the 'free multitude' - the work goes
well beyond his Theological Political Treatise (1670), and arguably
presents ideas that were not fully developed even in his Ethics.
This volume of newly commissioned essays on the Political Treatise
is the first collection in English to be dedicated specifically to
the work, ranging over topics including political explanation,
national religion, the civil state, vengeance, aristocratic
government, and political luck. It will be a major resource for
scholars who are interested in this important but still neglected
work, and in Spinoza's political philosophy more generally.
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