Spinoza's Critique of Religion and its Heirs: Marx, Benjamin, Adorno by Idit Dob

Description: Spinoza's Critique of Religion and its Heirs by Idit Dobbs-Weinstein By situating Spinozas thought in a materialist Aristotelian tradition, this book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinozas thought and its consequences materially and historically rather than metaphysically. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Spinozas heritage has been occluded by his incorporation into the single, western, philosophical canon formed and enforced by theologico-political condemnation, and his heritage is further occluded by controversies whose secular garb shields their religious origins. By situating Spinozas thought in a materialist Aristotelian tradition, this book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinozas thought and its consequences materially and historically rather than metaphysically. By focusing on Marx, Benjamin, and Adorno, Idit Dobbs-Weinstein explores the manner in which Spinozas radical critique of religion shapes materialist critiques of the philosophy of history. Dobbs-Weinstein argues that two radically opposed notions of temporality and history are at stake for these thinkers, an onto-theological future-oriented one and a political one oriented to the past for the sake of the present or, more precisely, for the sake of actively resisting the persistent barbarism at the heart of culture. Author Biography Idit Dobbs-Weinstein is Associate Professor of Philosophy and Jewish Studies at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. She is the author of Maimonides and St Thomas on the Limits of Reason and coeditor of Maimonides and his Heritage (with Lenn E. Goodman and James A. Grady). Her work has appeared in such journals as Epoché and Idealistic Studies. Table of Contents Introduction: whose history, which politics?; 1. The theologico-political construction of the philosophical tradition; 2. The paradox of a perfect democracy: from Spinozas Theologico-Political Treatise to Marx; 3. Judgment Day as repudiation: history and justice in Marx, Benjamin, and Adorno; 4. Destitute life and the overcoming of idolatry: dialectical image, archaic fetish in Benjamins and Adornos conversation; 5. Untimely timeliness: history, the possibility of experience, and critical praxis; Afterword: the possibility of political philosophy now. Review For Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, Spinoza is neither the secular liberal he is for Jonathan Israel and Steven Nadler, nor the anatomist of power he is for Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt. He is, rather, the first critical theorist. In support of this interpretation, she places Spinoza in a materialist tradition that privileges praxis over theoria. This tradition includes Aristotle, Averroes and Maimonides on the one hand, and Marx, Benjamin and Adorno on the other. At its centre is Spinozas critique of religion, the political significance of which lies, for Dobbs-Weinstein, in the resistance to all forms of teleology rather than in the establishment of a public sphere. Andrew Cutrofello, Loyola University, ChicagoThis signal intervention demonstrates Spinozas profound significance for Marx, Benjamin and Adorno. In a striking tour-de-force, Dobbs-Weinstein shows how many of the critical motives in Marx, Benjamin and Adorno gain their full thrust when seen in the context of the seminal role Spinoza plays in Marx and how the engaged and intense discussions between Benjamin and Adorno bear out the critical force of this legacy. Dobbs-Weinsteins book is an engagingly argued study that highlights the deep and hidden but decisive presence of Spinozas thought in critical theory. Willi Goetschel, University of Toronto Promotional This book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinozas thought and its consequences materially rather than metaphysically. Review Quote "For Idit Dobbs-Weinstein, Spinoza is neither the secular liberal he is for Jonathan Israel and Steven Nadler, nor the anatomist of power he is for Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt. He is, rather, the first critical theorist. In support of this interpretation, she places Spinoza in a materialist tradition that privileges praxis over theoria. This tradition includes Aristotle, Averroes and Maimonides on the one hand, and Marx, Benjamin and Adorno on the other. At its centre is Spinozas critique of religion, the political significance of which lies, for Dobbs-Weinstein, in the resistance to all forms of teleology rather than in the establishment of a public sphere." Andrew Cutrofello, Loyola University Chicago Promotional "Headline" This book sheds new light on those who inherit Spinozas thought and its consequences materially rather than metaphysically. 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Details ISBN1107094917 Publisher Cambridge University Press Year 2015 ISBN-10 1107094917 ISBN-13 9781107094918 Format Hardcover Media Book Imprint Cambridge University Press Subtitle Marx, Benjamin, Adorno Place of Publication Cambridge Country of Publication United Kingdom Short Title SPINOZAS CRITIQUE OF RELIGION Language English Pages 290 Illustrations black & white illustrations DEWEY 199.492 Publication Date 2015-06-17 UK Release Date 2015-06-17 AU Release Date 2015-06-17 NZ Release Date 2015-06-17 Author Idit Dobbs-Weinstein Alternative 9781316151242 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:168638741;

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