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. 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. 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. Its also good if you dont read french because macherey s five volume study of spinoza isnt translated. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Pierre macherey has 33 books on goodreads with 1038 ratings. Pierre macherey born 17 february 1938, belfort is a french marxist literary critic at the university of lille. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. Access may be limited to proquest affiliated libraries. Machereys book has the merit of demonstrating how important this project is.
Hegel or spinoza the philosophy of spinoza has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, both in europe and the united states. Slavoj zizek, pierre macherey, hegels critique of spinoza, marxist. But the book is clearly much more than a pitting of spinoza against hegel. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Hegel o spinoza pierre macherey tinta limon editorial. 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.
In order to read spinoza, macherey had to pass through hegel and fight closely with his thought, with hegels philosophical portrait of the dutch philosopher. The philosophy of spinoza has been receiving a great deal of attention recently, both in europe and the united states. 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. Ruddick hegel or spinoza is the first englishlanguage translation of the modern classic hegel ou spinoza. In a materialist way, selected essays by pierre macherey ed. Sep 08, 2008 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
The recent translation into english of pierre machereys 1979 work, hegel ou spinoza, not only exposes a philosophical classic to a new group of readers, but also fills in a gap in understanding the history and legacy of those who gathered in the nineteen sixties to produce lire le capital alongside louis althusser etienne balibar, pierre. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Pierre macherey news newspapers books scholar jstor december 2016 learn how. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Hegel or spinoza by university of minnesota press, paperback. Published in french in 1979, it has been widely influential, particularly in the work of the philosophers alain badiou, antonio negri, and gilles deleuze. Since then macherey has published a five volume study of spinozas ethics, as well as small books on hegel, on marxs theses on feuerbach. I have deleuzes expressionism in spinoza and spinozas practical philosophy lined up. The discussion of pierre macherey, hegel or spinoza at the association of american geographers included keith woodward, susan ruddick, stuart elden, vinay gidwani, and warren montag.
In doing so, macherey exposes the limited and situ. Pierre machereys most popular book is reading capital. The book isnt just on hegels interpretation, but presents a radical interpretation of spinoza based on an engagement with hegels criticisms of spinoza. 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. Rate this 15 25 35 45 55 this resource is available electronically from the following locations. 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.
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 light, the recent english translation of machereys book hegel ou spinoza. According to hegel, one philosophy is necessarily superior because it follows. Pierre macherey, another member of althussers circle, is best known for his attempt to develop a materialist theory of literature in a theory of literary production and the object of literature. The book isnt just on hegel s interpretation, but presents a radical interpretation of spinoza based on an engagement with hegel s criticisms of spinoza. Pierre machereys arguably most important book is called hegel or spinoza. Its recent translation into english sparked yet another debate on the tension between spinoza and hegel. This is a most timely translation of pierre macherey s 1979 work hegel ou spinoza. Books by pierre macherey author of a theory of literary.
Pierre macherey not only demonstrates how hegel misread spinoza, but also. Macherey is known for his contribution to reading capital, his influential work in marxist literary criticism, and intensive philosophical engagement with both spinoza and hegel. Ive posted the following before, but you can read a brief interview i did with the translator, susan ruddick, here. Pierre macherey hegel or spinoza is the first englishlanguage translation of the modern classic hegel ou spinoza. Macherey, hegel or spinoza panel discussion progressive. Hegel, and marx, spinoza often appears less as a precursor than as part of what the. Since then, macherey has been closely engaged with the texts of spinoza, hegel and marx, and, through them, with a range of associated issues such as truth, science, critique, ideology, and the relationship between material and cultural or intellectual modes of production. 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.
Hegel or spinoza is the first englishlanguage translation of the modern classic hegel ou spinoza. 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. In this pioneering and now classic work, the most obvious perspective is reversed. Go search your store deals store gift cards sell help. Nov 14, 2011 hegel or spinoza is a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel.
Macherey on hegel, marx, and debord of the five who participated in the original edition of lire le capital, louis althusser, etienne balibar, jacques ranciere, pierre macherey, and roger establet, machery is not very well known in the us. It reveals to englishspeaking audiences what has long been common knowlege in france. 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 merits, and precise political. 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. 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. I have deleuzes expressionism in spinoza and spinoza s practical philosophy lined up. Hegel ou spinoza 1979 for a theory of literary production. A theory of literary production by pierre macherey book 111 editions published between 1966 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 1,599 worldcat member libraries worldwide. In order to read spinoza, macherey had to pass through hegel and fight closely with his thought, with hegel s philosophical portrait of the dutch philosopher. Its also good if you dont read french because machereys five volume study of spinoza isnt translated. Warren montag, trans ted stolze verso new york 1998. The real opposition then lies elsewhere, something most immediately apparent in the title of pierre machereys 1979 book, hegel ou spinoza. Hegel or spinoza first appeared in 1979 after an eightyear nearhiatus in machereys work. Hegel or spinoza is a surgically precise interrogation of the points of misreading of spinoza by hegel.
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