Pierre macherey explains the necessity of hegel s misreading in the kernel of thought that is indigestible for hegel, which makes the spinozist system move in a way that hegel cannot grasp. But the book is clearly much more than a pitting of spinoza against hegel. The dialectic of action and passion in hegels phenomenology of spirit 1970 14. In reading some of the recent literature on spinoza, i found frequent reference to pierre machereys book, hegel or spinoza, first published in french in 1977. Ainsi nous nkchappons pas ii cette double 1 1, 1 1.
Hegel or spinoza is the first englishlanguage translation of the modern classic hegel ou spinoza. Hegel and spinoza are two of the most influential philosophers of the modern era, and the traditions of thought they inaugurated have been in continuous dialogue and conflict ever since hegel first criticized. Hegel or spinoza first appeared in 1979 after an eightyear nearhiatus in macherey s work. With all the recent notices over the new translation of pierre machereys hegel or spinoza, i was thinking of taking a look at it, but as a complete newcomer, im not sure if its the best work to start with.
Following pierre macherey and michel foucault, though, i challenge zizeks perspective by showing that spinoza proposed an alternative view of the self that turns out to be more useful than hegels for the development of a critical marxism. Published in french in 1979, it has been widely influential, particularly in the work of the philosophers alain badiou, antonio negri, and gilles deleuze. This is a most timely translation of pierre macherey s 1979 work hegel ou spinoza. A better way of asking would be is hegel similar to spinoza. Written by the dutch philosopher baruch spinoza, the tractatus theologicopoliticus ttp or theologicopolitical treatise was one of the most controversial texts of the early modern period. Indeed, macherey s meticulous undoing of hegel s reading of spinoza, in order to expose a deeper connection between the two philosophies, nicely accentuates some of the tensions framing recent discussions within contemporary continental political philosophy, where the perceived merits, and precise political. Pierre machereys hegel or spinoza 1979 appears to propose a bifurcation in the history of thought.
Its recent translation into english sparked yet another debate on the tension between spinoza and hegel. Pierre macherey not only demonstrates how hegel misread spinoza, but also. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Since then, macherey has been closely engaged with the texts of spinoza, hegel and marx, and, through them, with a range of associated. After the war, he continued his education at columbia university, earning his a. Pierre macherey explains the necessity of hegels misreading in the kernel of thought that is indigestible for hegel, which makes the spinozist system move in a way that hegel cannot grasp. In this work, macherey contributes to a much more wideranging project unfolding at that time in french intellectual life more generally with the aim both to purge modern french philosophy of a. Hegel or spinoza first appeared in 1979 after an eightyear nearhiatus in machereys work. Machereys book has the merit of demonstrating how important this project is. One of the early thinkers of the enlightenment and modern biblical criticism, including modern conceptions. Pierre macherey provides a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel and initiates an encounter that produces a new understanding, a common truth that emerges in the interval that separates the two.
The promise of hegel or spinoza, originally published in french in 1979, is therefore that by separating the dialectic from its teleological form, a new mode of politics emerges through what may seem a rather narrow and abstruse philosophical issue, namely, the critique of hegels reading of spinoza. Pierre macherey was one of the original circle of brilliant marxist students who gathered around louis althusser in paris in the 1960s, and he contributed to the groundbreaking collective volume reading capital. According to hegel, one philosophy is necessarily superior. Hegel and spinoza is a lucid and important contribution to contemporary theoryand best of all, it is refreshingly original in the way it deals with everything from first principles to the enormous influence of both thinkers over the centuries. Dear michele cardani, i suggest you a book hegel or spinoza, pierre macherey. December 03, 2015 idit dobbsweinstein, spinozas critique of religion and its heirs. Hegel or spinoza the philosophy of spinoza has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, both in europe and the united states. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Pierre machereys arguably most important book is called hegel or spinoza. Only a superficial resemblance exists between the truth of mathematics and the truth of philosophy, except during spinozas era when mathematical reasoning seemed like the strongest weapon against the authority of. The philosophy of descartes underwent a great variety of unspeculative developments, but in benedict spinoza a direct successor to this philosopher may be found, and one who carried on the cartesian principle to its furthest. A former student of louis althusser and collaborator on the influential volume reading capital, macherey is a central figure in the development of french poststructuralism and marxism. Spinoza s philosophy cannot conceive the negation of the negation heegel, therefore, the very movement of life and matter.
One of the most touching expressions of this love is how one often attributes to him almost divine capacities like pierre macherey who in his otherwise admirable hegel ou spinoza, against the hegelian critique of spinoza, claims that one cannot avoid the impression that spinoza had already read hegel and in advance answered his reproaches. The politics of spinozism university of massachusetts boston. It seeks to understand what kind of logic leads hegel to attribute this phrase to spinoza, making it the principal marker of their distinction. In this work, macherey contributes to a much more wideranging project unfolding at that time in french intellectual life more generally with the aim both to purge modern french philosophy of a hegelianism. Mar 25, 2015 macherey shows us a spinoza that preemptively resists and challenges hegels understanding of spirit as subject realising itself through selfnegation and contradiction. His work is influential in literary theory and continental philosophy in. Reviewed by jason read, university of southern maine. His books in english are hegel or spinoza, a theory of literary production, in a materialist way, and the object of. Nov 14, 2011 hegel or spinoza is a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel. Slavoj zizek, pierre macherey, hegel s critique of spinoza, marxist.
Hegel or spinoza is a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel. Pierre macherey is professor of philosophy at the university of lille iii. This chapter considers hegels critique of spinozas method of philosophical knowledge, which is reminiscent of rene descartes in its employment of mathematical procedures. Slavoj zizek, pierre macherey, hegels critique of spinoza, marxist reception of. Body essence and mind eternity in spinoza in spinoza. In reading some of the recent literature on spinoza, i found frequent reference to pierre macherey s book, hegel or spinoza, first published in french in 1977. Chapter 5, the problem of the attributes by pierre macherey, originally appeared as chapter 2 of hegel an spinozi, paris. Indeed, machereys meticulous undoing of hegels reading of spinoza, in order to expose a deeper connection between the two philosophies, nicely accentuates some of the tensions framing recent discussions within contemporary continental political philosophy, where the perceived.
If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here. It was a preemptive defense clarification needed of spinozas later work, ethics, published posthumously in 1677, for which he anticipated harsh criticism. Shpet as translator of hegels phanomenologie des geistes 2009. In a materialist way ranges over macherey s writings on philosophy and theory, critiques of the work of major figures in contemporary french thought such as lacan, foucoult and canguilhem, and analyses of the work of spinoza. The real opposition then lies elsewhere, something most immediately apparent in the title of pierre machereys 1979 book, hegel ou spinoza. Macherey shows us a spinoza that preemptively resists and challenges hegels understanding of spirit as subject realising itself through selfnegation and. Hegel, spinoza, and the reality of the finite, journal of the history of philosophy, 44 2010, pp. Jul 31, 2015 after the war, he continued his education at columbia university, earning his a. He is one of the coauthors of reading capital and belonged to althussers inner circle.
Substance and negativityis a lively entry into current debates concerning hegel, spinoza, and their relation. Following pierre macherey and michel foucault, though, i challenge zizeks perspective by showing that spinoza proposed an alternative view of the self that turns out to be more useful than hegel s for the development of a critical marxism. Slavoj zizek, pierre macherey, hegels critique of spinoza, marxist. As warren montag argues, it marked a divergence in the philosophical paths of pierre macherey and his mentor and colleague louis althusser, each responding in his own way to the violent misreading of their work as a socalled structuralism and the resurgence of humanism or, perhaps more correctly, an. So similar that hegel was quoted saying on wikipedia youre either a spinozist, or not. This is a most timely translation of pierre machereys 1979 work hegel ou spinoza. According to hegel, one philosophy is necessarily superior because it follows. Philosophy famously has no beginning, but on the question of hegel and spinoza, one must now start with gregor moders book.
This chapter examines hegels use of the phrase alle bestimmheit ist negation negation as an almost magical formula that summarizes the entire framework of spinozism. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Hegel and spinoza gregor moder bok 97808105420 bokus. The philosophy of spinoza has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, both in europe and the united states. His book a theory of literary production transformed approaches to literary criticism and inspired much discussion in the 1970s. As warren montag argues, it marked a divergence in the philosophical paths of pierre macherey and his mentor and colleague louis althusser, each responding in his own way to the violent misreading of their work as a socalled structuralism and the resurgence of humanism or. As warren montag argues, it marked a divergence in the philosophical paths of pierre macherey and his mentor and colleague louis althusser, each responding in his own way to the violent misreading of their work as a socalled structuralism and the. But this provocative title does little justice, in fact, to the complex and overdetermined relations between these two philosophical systems, relations that macherey draws out. How much did spinoza philosophy influence british idealism. Only a superficial resemblance exists between the truth of mathematics and the truth of philosophy, except during spinozas era when mathematical reasoning seemed like the strongest weapon against the. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything.
Pierre macherey, hegel or spinoza, translated by susan m. He taught at the university of chicago and at columbia before joining the bryn mawr college faculty in 1959. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Today i would simply like to address guided, alas, by my passions and prejudices the role and the different guises taken by spinozas thought, over the past 35 years or so, within the ambit of european philosophy. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In a materialist way by pierre macherey, 9781859849491, available at book.
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