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Beschreibung

Antonio Negri, one of the world's leading scholars on Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) and his contemporary legacy, offers a straightforward explanation of the philosopher's elaborate arguments and a persuasive case for his ongoing relevance. Responding to a resurgent interest in Spinoza's thought and its potential application to contemporary global issues, Negri demonstrates the thinker's special value to politics, philosophy, and related disciplines.

Negri's work is both a return to and an advancement of his initial affirmation of Spinozian thought in The Savage Anomaly. He further defends his understanding of the philosopher as a proto-postmodernist, or a thinker who is just now, with the advent of the postmodern, becoming contemporary. Negri also connects Spinoza's theories to recent trends in political philosophy, particularly the reengagement with Carl Schmitt's "political theology," and the history of philosophy, including the argument that Spinoza belongs to a "radical enlightenment." By positioning Spinoza as a contemporary revolutionary intellectual, Negri addresses and effectively challenges twentieth-century critiques of the thinker waged by Jacques Derrida, Alain Badiou, and Giorgio Agamben.

Antonio Negri, one of the world's leading scholars on Baruch Spinoza (1632-1677) and his contemporary legacy, offers a straightforward explanation of the philosopher's elaborate arguments and a persuasive case for his ongoing relevance. Responding to a resurgent interest in Spinoza's thought and its potential application to contemporary global issues, Negri demonstrates the thinker's special value to politics, philosophy, and related disciplines.

Negri's work is both a return to and an advancement of his initial affirmation of Spinozian thought in The Savage Anomaly. He further defends his understanding of the philosopher as a proto-postmodernist, or a thinker who is just now, with the advent of the postmodern, becoming contemporary. Negri also connects Spinoza's theories to recent trends in political philosophy, particularly the reengagement with Carl Schmitt's "political theology," and the history of philosophy, including the argument that Spinoza belongs to a "radical enlightenment." By positioning Spinoza as a contemporary revolutionary intellectual, Negri addresses and effectively challenges twentieth-century critiques of the thinker waged by Jacques Derrida, Alain Badiou, and Giorgio Agamben.
Über den Autor
Antonio Negri (1933-2023) was an Italian philosopher and political activist. He was a prominent figure in the left-wing operaismo movement in the 1960s and '70s. He is best known for his writings on globalization--particularly the highly influential volume Empire (co-authored with Michael Hardt)--but he also wrote on subjects as various as Vladimir Lenin, Baruch Spinoza, and the Book of Job.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780231224192
ISBN-10: 0231224192
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Negri, Antonio
Übersetzung: Mccuaig, William
Hersteller: Columbia University Press
Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 174 x 134 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Antonio Negri
Erscheinungsdatum: 13.01.2026
Gewicht: 0,174 kg
Artikel-ID: 136821370