The Savage Anomaly: The Power of Spinoza's Metaphysics and PoliticsIn this essential rereading of Spinoza's (1632-1677) philosophical and political writings, Negri positions this thinker within the historical context of the development of the modern state and its attendant political economy. Through a close examination of Spinoza, Negri reveals turn as unique among his contemporaries for his nondialectical approach to social organization in a bourgeois age. |
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| Title | The Savage Anomaly: The Power of Spinoza's Metaphysics and Politics |
| Author | Antonio Negri |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | U of Minnesota Press, 2000 |
| ISBN | 0816636702, 9780816636709 |
| Length | 277 pages |
| Subjects | › › Philosophy / History & Surveys / General Philosophy / History & Surveys / Modern Philosophy / Metaphysics Philosophy / Political |
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