Edinburgh University Press Politics, Ontology and Ethics in Spinoza: Essays by Alexandre Matheron (Spinoza Studies)

A definitive collection of Matheron's essays on Spinoza - translated into English for the first time. Offers an opportunity to access essential writings by Alexandre Matheron, which are considered among the most important in. Establishes a rigorous philosophical dialogue between Spinoza and Marx. Includes Matheron's critical responses to other influential 20th-century interpreters of Spinoza. Sets the scene with a substantial introduction that situates - critically and historically - Matheron's project and some of the major themes of Spinoza's philosophy. Opens up new directions for research for scholars interested in Spinoza, Marxism and French intellectual history. 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. From the Back Cover 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. About the Author Alexandre Matheron is former Professor of Philosophy at the Ecole normale supérieure de Fontenay-Saint-Cloud and the CNRS. His key works include The Individual and Community in Spinoza (Éditions de Minuit, 1968), Christ and the Salvation of the Ignorants in Spinoza (Éditions Aubier-Montaigne, 1971) and Anthropology and Politics in the 17th Century (Vrin, 1985).Filippo Del Lucchese is Senior Lecturer in History of Political Thought at Brunel University, London; Senior Research Associate, University of Johannesburg, and Chair at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris. His research interests are in the early modern period (from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment), history of philosophy and Marxism. He is the author of The Political Philosophy of Niccolo Machiavelli (Edinburgh University Press, 2015) and Conflict, Power and Multitude in Machiavelli and Spinoza (Continuum Press, 2009). 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 is a PhD student at DePaul University. He helped translate Julia Kristeva, Monique David-Ménard and François Zourabichvili.