In accordance with the wishes of his father he studied theology, but soon showed a decided preference for free philosophical speculation. In reading some of the recent literature on spinoza, i found frequent reference to pierre macherey s book, hegel or spinoza, first published in french in 1977. Deleuze sees both spinoza and nietzsche as philosophers who saw the world in terms of power relations. Hegel ou spinoza broche pierre macherey achat livre ou ebook.
Spinozas theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinozas writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. As warren montag argues, it marked a divergence in the philosophical paths of pierre macherey and his mentor and colleague louis althusser, each responding in his own way to the violent misreading of their work as a socalled structuralism and the resurgence of humanism or. In hegel ou spinoza,1 pierre macherey challenges the influence of hegels reading of spinoza by stressing the degree to which spinoza eludes the grasp of the hegelian dialectical progression of the history of philosophy. Pierre macherey provides a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel and initiates an encounter that produces a new understanding, a common truth that emerges in the interval that separates the two. Buy spinoza s political and ethical philosophy by robert alexander duff online at alibris. Spinozas political and ethical philosophy by robert. By steven nadler thursday, 31st may 2007 originally published in 2006. The breadth and importance of spinoza s work was not fully realized until many years after his death. Pierre macherey explains the necessity of hegels misreading in the kernel of thought that is indigestible for hegel, which makes the spinozist system move in. 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. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the collected works of spinoza, volume i.
Spinoza the atheist this reconsideration by steven nadler is the first in a series on philosophers who have particular, if sometimes unacknowledged, significance for humanists. But the book is clearly much more than a pitting of spinoza against hegel. In reading some of the recent literature on spinoza, i found frequent reference to pierre machereys book, hegel or spinoza, first published in french in 1977. In this work, macherey contributes to a much more wideranging project unfolding at that time in french intellectual life more generally with the aim both to purge modern french philosophy of a.
With a life of spinoza and an introduction by joseph ratner the modern library of the worlds best books, 60. Buy spinozas political and ethical philosophy by robert alexander duff online at alibris. Spinoza s ethics is one of the most difficult books in philosophy. By situating spinozas thought in a materialist aristotelian tradition, this book sheds new light on those who. Spinozas ethics is one of the most difficult books in philosophy. Macherey hegel reads spinoza georg wilhelm friedrich hegel. By laying the groundwork for the 18thcentury enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions of the self and, arguably, the universe, he came to be considered one of the great. The promise of hegel or spinoza, originally published in french in 1979. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Both hegel and spinoza are theorists of desire, but they differ in their pictures of desires operations, with hegel emphasizing the.
The philosophy of spinoza has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, both in europe and the united states. His work is influential in literary theory and continental philosophy in. The philosophy of spinoza alfred weber b aruch benedict spinoza,1 spinosa, or despinoza, was born at amsterdam, in 1632, of portuguese jewish parents, who were, it seems, in good circumstances. The logic of expression in deleuzes expressionism in philosophy. This book, which presents spinoza s main ideas in dictionary form, has as its subject the opposition between ethics and morality, and the link between ethical and ontological propositions. Macherey hegel reads spinoza free download as pdf file. Spinozas heritage has been occluded by his incorporation into the single, western, philosophical canon formed and enforced by theologicopolitical condemnation, and his heritage is further occluded by controversies whose secular garb shields their religious origins. What was the significance of this pairing in hegel or spinoza at the time of its first appearance, when interest in hegel was on the wane, or for our own time, when the overwhelming influence of spinoza all but eclipses hegel. This is a most timely translation of pierre macherey s 1979 work hegel ou spinoza. Althusser and spinoza is part of marginal thinking. Nov 14, 2011 hegel or spinoza is a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel. Hegel or spinoza is the first englishlanguage translation of the modern. In betraying spinoza, rebecca goldstein sets out to rediscover the fleshandblood man often hidden behind the veneer of rigorous rationality, and to crack the mystery of the breach between the philosopher and his jewish past. Pierre macherey not only demonstrates how hegel misread spinoza, but also.
The promise of hegel or spinoza, originally published in french in 1979, is therefore that by separating the dialectic from its teleological form, a new mode of politics emerges through what may seem a rather narrow and abstruse. Spinoza, une philosophie a plusieurs voix, philosophique, 1 1998. Indeed, machereys meticulous undoing of hegels reading of spinoza, in order to expose a deeper connection between the two philosophies, nicely accentuates some of the tensions framing recent discussions within contemporary continental political philosophy, where the perceived. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hegel or spinoza the philosophy of spinoza has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, both in europe and the united states. Jun, 2016 the collected works of spinoza, volume i. Spinozas critique of religion and its heirs marx, benjamin, adorno spinozasheritagehasbeenoccluded byhis incorporationinto the single, western, philosophical canon formed and enforced. Machereys work enters this debate by attempting to save marxism from. This is a most timely translation of pierre machereys 1979 work hegel ou spinoza. Hegel or spinoza is the first englishlanguage translation of the modern classic hegel ou spinoza. At this period in philosophical history, philosophers were extremely impressed both with geometry and the physics of newton and leibniz. Hegel o spinoza pierre macherey baruch spinoza georg. Indeed, macherey s meticulous undoing of hegel s reading of spinoza, in order to expose a deeper connection between the two philosophies, nicely accentuates some of the tensions framing recent discussions within contemporary continental political philosophy, where the perceived merits, and precise political. He find within spinoza many similarities to nietzsche.
A former student of louis althusser and collaborator on the influential volume reading capital, macherey is a central figure in the development of french poststructuralism and marxism. For while the book is firmly presented in the philosophical register, such. It is notoriously obscure, as spinoza invents a variety of new terms and attempts to layout the book like a geometric proof. As warren montag argues, it marked a divergence in the philosophical paths of pierre macherey and his mentor and colleague louis althusser, each responding in his own way to the violent misreading of their work as a socalled structuralism and the resurgence of humanism or, perhaps more correctly, an. The breadth and importance of spinozas work was not fully realized until many years after his death. The philosophy of spinoza, selected from his chief works. Go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. Feb 01, 2003 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. A forum on louis althusser, featuring articles from louis althusser. Published in french in 1979, it has been widely influential, particularly in the work of the philosophers alain badiou, antonio negri, and gilles deleuze. Spinozas philosophy of religion is largely contained in the theologicopolitical treatise.
Ainsi nous nkchappons pas ii cette double 1 1, 1 1. Spinoza s theoretical philosophy is one of the most radical attempts to construct a pure ontology with a single infinite substance. The real opposition then lies elsewhere, something most immediately apparent in the title of pierre machereys 1979 book, hegel ou spinoza. See also shlomo pines, spinoza, maimonides and kant, scripta hierosolymitana 20 1968. Pierre macherey explains the necessity of hegels misreading in the kernel of thought that is indigestible for hegel, which makes the spinozist system move in a way that hegel cannot grasp. A great little book on spinoza is deleuzes spinoza. Also included are selections from other works by spinoza, chosen by curley to make the ethics easier to understand, and a substantial introduction that gives an overview of. The collected works of spinoza provides, for the first time in english, a truly satisfactory edition of all of spinoza s writings, with accurate and readable translations, based on the best critical editions of the originallanguage texts, done by a scholar who has published extensively on the philosophers work. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Machereys book has the merit of demonstrating how important this project is. Goldstein argues that the trauma of the inquisitions persecution of its forced jewish converts plays itself out in. Hegel ou spinoza theorie french edition french paperback january 1, 1979 by pierre macherey author visit amazons pierre macherey page. According to the reading of spinoza that gilles deleuze presents in. Hegel or spinoza discloses the operative nonknowledges that were active in the violent misreading of macherey. In what ways are the philosophies of spinoza and nietzsche. Spinoza s philosophy of religion is largely contained in the theologicopolitical treatise. Hegel or spinoza first appeared in 1979 after an eightyear nearhiatus in machereys work. Pierre macherey explains the necessity of hegel s misreading in the kernel of thought that is indigestible for hegel, which makes the spinozist system move in a way that hegel cannot grasp. This book, which presents spinozas main ideas in dictionary form, has as its subject the opposition between ethics and morality, and the link between ethical and ontological propositions. Machereys work enters this debate by attempting to save marxism from this apparent historical refutation.
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