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Etienne Balibar, one of the foremost living French philosophers, builds on his landmark work 'Spinoza and Politics' with this exploration of Spinoza's ontology. Balibar situates Spinoza in relation to the major figures of Marx and Freud as a precursor to the more recent French thinker Gilbert Simondon's concept of the transindividual.

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'This collection is a rich, fascinating and important one ... [It] marks an important new direction in Spinoza studies and puts the problem of individuality and relationality squarely before us. Well translated, it will be of service to scholars of Balibar and of Spinoza for many years to come.' - Dan Taylor, Open University, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

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Notes on Translation; Introduction: The Unity of Transindividuality: An Examination of Balibar’s Philosophical Practice, Jason Read; 1. Individuality, Causality, Substance: Reflections on Spinoza's Ontology; 2. Individuality and Transindividuality in Spinoza; 3. Potentia multitudinis, qua una veluti mente ducitur; 4. Philosophies of the Transindividual: Spinoza, Marx, Freud; Bibliography.

Spinoza the Transindividual

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      Publisher Edinburgh University Press
      Published 22 September 2020
      ISBN-13 9781474454285
      978-1474454285
      ISBN-10 1474454283
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      Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Etienne Balibar, one of the foremost living French philosophers, builds on his landmark work 'Spinoza and Politics' with this exploration of Spinoza's ontology. Balibar situates Spinoza in relation to the major figures of Marx and Freud as a precursor to the more recent French thinker Gilbert Simondon's concept of the transindividual.

      Trade Review
      'This collection is a rich, fascinating and important one ... [It] marks an important new direction in Spinoza studies and puts the problem of individuality and relationality squarely before us. Well translated, it will be of service to scholars of Balibar and of Spinoza for many years to come.' - Dan Taylor, Open University, Marx and Philosophy Review of Books

      Table of Contents
      Notes on Translation; Introduction: The Unity of Transindividuality: An Examination of Balibar’s Philosophical Practice, Jason Read; 1. Individuality, Causality, Substance: Reflections on Spinoza's Ontology; 2. Individuality and Transindividuality in Spinoza; 3. Potentia multitudinis, qua una veluti mente ducitur; 4. Philosophies of the Transindividual: Spinoza, Marx, Freud; Bibliography.

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