At this point it seems appropriate to give some indications on althussers personal work, developed entirely within the walls of 45, rue dulm. This is a matter of collectivizing individuals and individualizing the members of historical collectives. He has since written on a wide variety of political topics, including racism, nationalism, immigration, war, democracy, and the european constitution. Texts include the writings of hume, descartes, bacon, berkeley, newton, locke, mill, edwards, kant, leibniz, malebranche, spinoza, hobbes, and reid. Spinoza and politics by etienne balibar, warren montag. Its main goal was to claim that the freedom of philosophizing can be allowed in a free republic and that it cannot be abolished without also destroying the peace and piety of that republic. Pdf equaliberty notes on the thought of etienne balibar. Etienne balibars most popular book is the philosophy of marx. Part iv, where spinoza discusses the ethical question of a model exemplar of human nature. Dopo aver letto il libro spinoza, il transindividuale di etienne balibar ti invitiamo a lasciarci una recensione qui sotto. This book, even though it was from italy, could be said to be part of a veritable renaissance in spinoza studies in france in the 1960s, as usefully explained in the introduction to this book, with works by such thinkers as matheron, althusser, balibar, macherey and. Books by etienne balibar author of the philosophy of marx.
Politique, etienne balibar offers a synoptic account of spinoza s significant works. The two authors share considerable affinities, most notably their inclination to consider spinoza s ontology as a source for politics. Etienne balibar s spinoza and politics and alexandre matheronsindividu et communaute chez spinoza have beenthe most influential books ofthistrend. Sep 08, 2014 a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Etienne balibar spinoza and politics free download as pdf file. In spinoza and politics, balibar explores the thought of spinoza with a zeal and alacrity that brings home many of spinozas timeless ideas in political philosophy. James, who since the publication of this volume published her own overall interpretation of the ttp spinoza on philosophy, religion and politics. Balibar spinoza and politics free download as pdf file. I had only read bits of spinoza s ethics when i read this book, and the bits i had read. Spinoza s philosophy of religion is largely contained in the theologicopolitical treatise. Gilles deleuze, etienne balibar, and our guest in this colloquium, antonio negri.
The tension in negris dual assertion of spinozas constructive theory of natural right on one hand and his unequal individuals from the viewpoint of power on the other speaks, in fact, to the profound ambiguity in spinoza about the politics of liberation and what we might today imagine as a politics free from capital namely. Whereas studies of spinoza in english have emphasized the logic of the ethics, these essays instead focus on the marginal and developmental moments that have had such a profound effect on french thought. Pdf in this interview, balibar provides a number of reflections on the. At a debate in southern california in 2007, the french philosopher alain badiou informed the french philosopher etienne balibar that he, balibar, was a reformist.
In germany, there has been a tendency to respond to the critique of dialectical logic by returning to various forms of kantian antinomianism. He is also one of the leading exponents of french marxist philosophy and the author of spinoza and politics, the philosophy of marx and coauthor of race, nation and class and reading capital. For matters of precision please consult the original pdf. Etienne balibar, being a prolific marxist philosopher, seems very much in his element in spinozas system. Etienne balibar has 89 books on goodreads with 7556 ratings. The new spinoza articulates that presence, making the influence and significance of spinoza perfectly clear for a new generation of philosophy. Balibar believes that spinoza s political works are already a metaphysics an ontology of powers and their relations and his metaphysics are already a politics again. Spinoza understood that the scope of morality was deeper and wider than the scope of politics. Balibar believes that spinozas political works are already a metaphysics an ontology of powers and their relations and his metaphysics are already a politics again. Both of these epithets say something, alas, about why badiou, sells better in america than balibar. One example is the famous formula from the eighteenth brumaire of i.
Immanence, transindividuality and the free multitude universitat. Spinozas theory of political crisis mcmaster university. But often they are in such a jam that they cant put any plan into operation, and can only trust to. Constitution of the subject in the theological trearire, by etienne balibar. Etienne balibars spinoza and politics and alexandre matheronsindividu et communaute chez spinoza have beenthe most influential books ofthistrend. Spinoza and politics etienne balibar, warren montag. Spinoza and politics radical thinkers balibar, etienne on. Yet the majority of its readers and interlocutors came from somewhere altogether. Whereas in the tradition to which you belong, there. Spinozas theologicalpolitical treatise spinozas theologicalpoliticaltreatisewas published anonymously in 1670 and immediately provoked huge debate.
Spinozas political philosophy stanford encyclopedia of. The relationship between marx and spinoza is a profoundly. Etienne balibar, althusser and the rue dulm, nlr 58, july. With hobbes and locke, spinoza is arguably one of the most important political philosophers of the modern era, a premier theoretician of democracy and mass politics. Balibar, a note on conscious nessconscience in the ethics, studia spinozana, no 8 1994, spinoza s psychology and social psychology. While deleuze was primarily interested in spinozas ontology and ethics, the contemporary french philosopher etienne balibar focuses on the political writings. Spinoza and the politics of the future 65 interpretation, advanced by jonathan israel among others, spinoza is the precursor of the radical wing of enlightenment, the theorist of a fullyfledged individualism who breaks with the old regime of absolutism with the embrace of the modern ideas of democracy, equality and free expression of thought.
And you, monsieur, balibar replied, are a theologian. Etienne balibar is a french marxist philosopher and the most celebrated student of louis althusser. Men make their own history, but not of their own free will. The theologicopolitical treatise, oxford university press, 2012, implicitly identifies the imagination as one of the underlying themes that link the various arguments of the ttp. Spinozas philosophy of religion is largely contained in the theologicopolitical treatise. Basic features of spinozas political philosophy three of the most striking and important claims of spinozas ethics are that 1 all things come to exist and act necessarily from the laws of gods nature e. At least one recent interpreter the prominent french philosopher etienne balibar has. A selection of philosophy texts by philosophers of the early modern period, prepared with a view to making them easier to read while leaving intact the main arguments, doctrines, and lines of thought. Etienne balibar is probably best known for his coauthorship with althusser of the influential book, reading capital in the late 1960s.
Man by nature is a speaking animal and a political animal. In that work he argues for the view that we should interpret scripture solely on its own terms by carefully studying it, not with any concepts or doctrines that cannot themselves be derived from the text. From this point on, spinoza shifted the focus of his political investigations from. Balibar sets himself the task of elucidating the intersection, or unity, between spinoza s metaphysics and his political works.
With hobbes and locke, spinoza is arguably some of the most vital political philosophers of the trendy period, a most popular theoretician of democracy and mass politics. We fail to grasp the history and politics of the shaping of our desire. Spinozas ethics can be applied to his political philosophy, in order to shed light on a. In spinoza and politics, balibar explores the thought of spinoza with a zeal and alacrity that brings home many of spinozas timeless ideas in political philosophy, even for those who have never read spinoza himself. Inhuman politics spinoza and the politics of renaturalization, the first monograph by hasana sharp, takes a different path, one that poses considerable challenges to negris fundamentally humanist approach. But often they are in such a jam that they cant put any plan into operation, and can only trust to luck. Jan 17, 2008 spinoza and politics is a thought provoking book. A rich analysis of spinozas key works within the context of his political, religious and ideological life. Treatise on theology and politics early modern texts. More specifically, i will be concerned with how spinoza has served as a spur for these 3 thinkers in their radical interrogations of the meaning of politics, democracy and the common. The relations greece and europe need a friend of nicos poulantzas and many other greek intellectuals, etienne balibar was in athens recently for an institut francais workshop titled from populism to counterpopulism.
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