Spinoza politique: Le transindividuel

by Étienne Balibar

�tienne 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. Presenting a crucial development in his thought, Balibar takes the concept of transindividuality beyond Spinoza to show it at work at both the individual and the collective level.

Genres: Philosophy, Theory

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Étienne Balibar is emeritus professor of philosophy at Paris X Nanterre and emeritus professor of comparative literature at the University of California, Irvine. He is also professor of modern European philosophy at Kingston University, London, and professor of French and comparative literature at Columbia University. His books include Violence and Civility: On the Limits of Political Philosophy (Columbia, 2015).

Reviews

[Mario · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hace falta más Balibar y menos Negri, quizá exceptuando as partes en las que Balibar se pone lacaniano (lo del psicoanálisis en la Francia de la segunda mitad del s. XX puede llegar a considerarse una pandemia)

[Kai · Rating 4 out of 5]

at least 3 crucial essays here for understanding Balibar (ch 1, 2, 4), alongside one almost unreadably dense one that makes little to no sense unless you know latin (ch 3). you could almost get by simply by finding the journal article version of 4 (a recent essay), but doesn't make sense without 1 (a much earlier 1985 lecture). anyway, i love Balibar so it was a delight.

[Chloe · Rating 3 out of 5]

A much more technical analysis than its predecessor, my rating reflects that I don’t quite get either the content or (perhaps because of my lack of comprehension) the precise purpose of these essays. That said, the final long piece is a ripper as it connects up a whole lot of political/social philosophy and I’ll most likely come back to at least it in future.

[Tom Veale · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some of these essays will knock your socks off.