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Politics, Ontology and Knowledge in Spinoza - (Spinoza Studies) by Alexandre Matheron (Hardcover)

Politics, Ontology and Knowledge in Spinoza - (Spinoza Studies) by  Alexandre Matheron (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Alexandre Matheron is considered one of the most important interpreters of Spinoza's philosophy in the 20th century. These 20 essays, translated into English for the first time, focus on ontology, knowledge, politics and ethics in Spinoza, his predecessors and his contemporaries.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Alexandre Matheron has worked and written substantially on Spinoza since the publication of his influential 1969 masterpiece 'Individu et communauté chez Spinoza' (Éditions de Minuit) and he is considered one of the most important interpreters of Spinoza's philosophy in the 20th century. The 20 essays gathered here focus on the themes of ontology, knowledge, politics and ethics in Spinoza, his predecessors and his contemporaries. This is a crucial collection for anyone seeking to understand 20th-century continental Spinozism.<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A definitive collection of Matheron's essays on Spinoza available in English for the first time Alexandre Matheron has worked and written substantially on Spinoza since the publication of his influential 1969 masterpiece Individu et communauté chez Spinoza (Éditions de Minuit) and he is considered one of the most important interpreters of Spinoza's philosophy in the twentieth century. The 20 essays gathered here focus on the themes of ontology, knowledge, politics and ethics in Spinoza, his predecessors and his contemporaries. This is a crucial collection for anyone seeking to understand 20th-century continental Spinozism. Alexandre Matheron was Professor of Philosophy at the École normale supérieure at Fontentay/Saint Cloud. He remains one of the foremost authorities on Spinoza. Filippo Del Lucchese is Senior Lecturer in History of Political Thought at Brunel University, London. David Maruzzella received his MA in philosophie contemporaine from the École normale supérieure (Rue d'Ulm) and is currently a PhD candidate in Philosophy at DePaul University. Gil Morejón received his PhD in Philosophy from DePaul University. His research focuses on early modern metaphysics and contemporary political theory.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Alexandre Matheron is former Professor of Philosophy at the Ecole normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud and the CNRS. His key works include <i>The Individual and Community in Spinoza</i> (Éditions de Minuit, 1968), <i>Christ and the Salvation of the Ignorants in Spinoza</i> (Éditions Aubier-Montaigne, 1971) and <i>Anthropology and Politics in the 17th Century</i> (Vrin, 1985). <p>Filippo Del Lucchese is Porfessor in History of Political Thought at Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna; Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg, and Chair at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris. He is the author of <i>The Political Philosophy of Niccolo Machiavelli</i> (Edinburgh University Press, 2015) and <i>Conflict, Power and Multitude in Machiavelli and Spinoza</i> (Continuum Press, 2009). <p>David Maruzzella received his MA in philosophie contemporaine from the École normale supérieure (Rue d'Ulm) and is currently a PhD candidate in Philosophy at DePaul University. <p>Gil Morejón received his PhD in Philosophy from DePaul University. His research focuses on early modern metaphysics and contemporary political theory. <p>David Maruzzella received his MA in philosophie contemporaine from the École normale supérieure (Rue d'Ulm) and is currently a PhD candidate in Philosophy at DePaul University. <p>Gil Morejón received his PhD in Philosophy from DePaul University. His research focuses on early modern metaphysics and contemporary political theory.<p>

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