Spinoza for Our Time: Politics and Postmodernity

In: Insurrections: critical studies in religion, politics, and culture

Abstract

Antonio Negri, a leading scholar 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 utility. 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 a number of related disciplines.Negri's work is both a return to and advancement of his initial affirmation of Spinozian thought in The Savage Anomaly. He further defends his un