Spinoza's Philosophy & its Misappropriation by Antonio Negri

Spinoza's Philosophy & its Misappropriation by Antonio Negri
A talk by Jørgen Sandemose
Author of the forthcoming study of Spinoza's philosophy, Universets Ansikt (Face of the Universe)

Monday, March 10th at 7 pm
$7 - $10, suggested donation
This talk will be held at TRS Inc. Professional Suite
44 East 32nd Street, 11th floor (between Park & Madison Avenues)
New York, NY 10016

The New SPACE (The New School for Pluralistic Anti-Capitalist Education) Presents

The work of Antonio Negri and Michael Hardt has brought new attention to the thought of the 17th century Dutch philosopher Baruch de Spinoza. In this talk, Jørgen Sandemose will critique Negri's views on Spinoza's historical position and political philosophy, and discuss the relevance of Spinoza's philosophy for contemporary social science. He will explore Spinoza's body-centered philosophy in its relationship to the manufacturing period of production, and he will explore Spinoza's 'geometrical' order and method in relationship to forms of dominion in mercantilist society. Sandemose will also discuss Spinoza's concept of 'multitudo,' contrasting it to Hardt and Negri's concept of 'multitude' which, he will argue, confuses different forms of capitalist dominance in the contemporary world.

Jørgen Sandemose, a senior lecturer in philosophy at the University of Oslo, has been a prominent thinker and activist on the Norwegian left for more than three decades. Other works of his include Ricardo, Marx and Sraffa; State, Religion, Economy: Karl Marx and the Forms of Capitalism; Philosophical Scrutiny; and Totality and Method: Three essays on Marx's Hauptwerk (English translations of Norwegian titles).