N owhere has the capacity of baruch spinozas philosophy to enable radical politics been asserted more forcefully than in antonio negris the savage anomaly. Spinozas political treatise spinozas political treatise. It is ironically spinoza, whose works have elaborated an enabling nature, who may provide the tools for the creation of this new framework to. Sharp then contextualizes spinozas originality in his. As deleuzes influential interpretation maintains, hegel exemplifies.
Hasana sharps book gave me new insight into this troubled relationship. Hegel is the figure of negation, while spinoza is the thinker of pure affirmation. Where deleuzian and postalthusserian accounts of spinoza occasionally take all the affect out of one of the traditions most effective writers, sharps book is eminently readable and clear about the stakes. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization by hasana. Analysis and metaphysics hasana sharp s spinoza and the politics of renaturalization is one the most invigorating books published in philosophy this year. Hasana sharp focuses on the analogy spinoza draws in the tp between the oikos and the polis. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization kindle edition.
The book spinoza and the politics of renaturalization, hasana sharp is published by university of chicago press. Yet, between hegel and spinoza there is not only opposition. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization ebook by. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization by hasana sharp. Although there are many spinozas, all of them converge at least on one pointhis naturalism. This book presents an incisive reading of spinoza as the philosopher whose renaturalization of the human opens up new ways of thinking about individuality. Her book examines the implications of spinozas denial of human exceptionalism for ethics and politics, with consideration of recent arguments in feminist and. She is author of spinoza and the politics of renaturalization university of chicago, 2011. Hasana sharp author of spinoza and the politics of. Parrhesia number 16 20 106111 in her recent book, spinoza and the politics of renaturalization, hasana sharp carries out an important contribution to contemporary political philosophy.
This collection of essays seeks to find the suppressed kinship between hegel and spinoza. Analysis and metaphysics hasana sharps spinoza and the politics of renaturalization is one the most invigorating books published in philosophy this year. She is author of spinoza and the politics of renaturalization 2011 and coeditor of between spinoza and hegel 2012 and feminist philosophies of life 2016. Maybe spinoza is not the link to althusser, but rather a bridge to someplace further. Hasana sharp is the author of spinoza and the politics of renaturalization 4. Spinoza essays in interpretation download spinoza essays in interpretation ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization is a highly commendable book, which makes one look forward to the authors next production.
Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization hasana sharp. It is ironically spinoza, whose works have elaborated an enabling nature, who may provide the tools for the creation of this new framework to rethink life, nature, and power. This chapter interprets spinozas appeals to a universal human nature as merely rhetorical. The common thread connecting all of these clashing perspectives is spinozas naturalism, the idea that humanity is part of nature, not above it. The book isnt just on hegels interpretation, but presents a radical interpretation of spinoza based on an engagement with hegels criticisms of spinoza. She is author of spinoza and the politics of, hasana sharp is assistant. Building on her work in several recent articles,1 sharp thinks through the implications of spinoza s naturalism to develop a philanthropic posthumanism, defined as. This is an original collection of essays that presents a wideranging reassessment of the relationship between hegel and spinoza, the two major alternatives to mainstream enlightenment thought.
Yet, for many philosophers and political theorists today, one must choose between hegel or spinoza. Hasana sharp, mcgill university, philosophy department, faculty member. Her research focuses on spinoza, in conversation with feminism and contemporary political philosophy. The force of ideas in spinoza hasana sharp, 2007 sage journals.
Building on her work in several recent articles,1 sharp thinks through the implications of spinozas naturalism to develop a philanthropic posthumanism, defined as. Her recent book examines the implications of spinozas denial of human exceptionalism for. Hasana sharp is associate professor and chair of the philosophy department at mcgill university. Hasana sharp s spinoza and the politics of renaturalization is one the most invigorating books published in philosophy this year. She is interested in too many things, including early modern philosophy, the history of political thought, the philosophy of race, and political. Hasana sharp is associate professor of philosophy at mcgill university, montreal. Where deleuzian and postalthusserian accounts of spinoza occasionally take all the affect out of one of the traditions most effective writers, sharps book is eminently readable and clear about the stakes of rethinking spinoza after the linguistic. Hasana sharp is assistant professor of philosophy at mcgill university, quebec, canada.
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Intro to spinozas political treatise by melamed and sharp more. Between hegel and spinoza by hasana sharp, 9781472568182, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In this sophisticated new interpretation of spinozas iconoclastic philosophy, hasana sharp draws on his uncompromising naturalism to rethink human agency, ethics, and political practice. This chapter takes on the task of placing some sense into spinozas appeals to human nature, his unequivocal valorization of human association and friendship, and his understanding of reason as the foundation of ethical practice. Intro to spinozas political treatise by melamed and sharpmore. Hasana sharps spinzoa and the politics of renaturalization is an interesting book which has quite a bit to offer discussions on posthumanism, affect, and the relationship between politics and metaphysics. Hasana sharp, the strange companionship of spinoza and feminism november 2, 2015 2. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization authors. Hasana sharps spinoza and the politics of renaturalization is one the most invigorating books published in philosophy this year. A critical guide cambridge critical guides kindle edition by melamed, yitzhak y. Download pdf spinoza essays in interpretation free. While i found the first half of her book very interesting and not for totally.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spinoza s political treatise. Help us create the kind of literary community youve always dreamed of. Hasana sharp spinoza and the politics of renaturalization. Its also incredibly clear, wellwritten, and pretty easy to read, which isnt what youd expect for a book by a french philosopher that involves spinoza andor hegel. Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas presents spinoza and hegel as the most powerful living alternatives to mainstream enlightenment thought. Hasana sharp, spinoza and the politics of renaturalization. This book has been cited by the following publications. Read spinoza and the politics of renaturalization by hasana sharp available from rakuten kobo. Smith is assistant professor of graduate studies in art at the art center college of design, california, usa. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization, sharp. Spinozas political treatise constitutes the very last stage in the development of his thought, as he left the manuscript incomplete at the time.
Click download or read online button to spinoza essays in interpretation book pdf for free now. Most contemporary philosophers adhere to a compatibilist view of humanity. The two pillars of spinozism cannot be denied, namely, the identity of god and nature and the tenet that man. This is the point of departure for hasana sharps intriguing book about spinozas contemporary relevance for the following fields of inquiry. Hasana sharp is assistant professor of philosophy at mcgill university. Her book examines the implications of spinozas denial of human exceptionalism for ethics and politics, with consideration of recent. Where deleuzian and postalthusserian accounts of spinoza occasionally take all the affect out of one of the traditions most effective writers, sharps book is eminently readable and clear about the stakes of rethinking spinoza. Her research is in the history of political philosophy with a focus on spinoza. Spinoza and the politics of renaturalization kindle edition by sharp, hasana. Daniel bio spinoza and the politics of renaturalization. Her book examines the implications of spinoza s denial of human exceptionalism for ethics and politics, with consideration of recent. Hasana sharp earned her phd from the pennsylvania state university 2005 and a diplome pensionnaire scientifique etranger from the ecole normale superieure des lettres et sciences humaines 2004.
Hasana sharp has demonstrated an acute awareness of the need for a new kind of politics and ethics to represent the present. In the event things got worse, and spinoza gave up the idea of publishing the ethics, believing that it would create such a cloud of hostility as to obscure, in the minds even of reasonable people, the real meaning of its arguments. Spinozas political treatise constitutes the very last stage in the development of his thought, as he left the manuscript incomplete at the time of his death in 1677. Review hasana sharps spinoza and the politics of renaturalization is one the most invigorating books published in philosophy this year. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading spinoza and the politics of renaturalization. Hasana sharps ambition is to reorient our political conceptualization so as to recognize human agency as natural, ecologically. Recent work in political philosophy and the history of ideas pre. Metaphysics, philosophy of mind, moral and political philosophy. Spinoza embodies an irrepressible appetite for living. According to sharp, the way in which spinoza uses the analogy brings out the difficulty of classifying his political thought with respect to the aristotelian and hobbesian traditions in particular. Where deleuzian and postalthusserian accounts of spinoza occasionally take all the affect out of one of the traditions most effective writers, sharp s book is eminently readable and clear about the stakes.
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