OK, I see your links viz. Leibniz & Deleuze. I don't see a reference to Negri's writing on Leibniz, however.
At 10:55 AM 2/7/2010, CeJ wrote: >I don't know if the little bit of info. Amazon offers will give any >clue as to the value of these works. There is no info. about the Negri >book. > >http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0816636702/ref=cm_cr_asin_lnk > >http://www.amazon.com/Spinoza-Practical-Philosophy-Gilles-Deleuze/dp/0872862186/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b > >http://www.amazon.com/Expressionism-Philosophy-Spinoza-Gilles-Deleuze/dp/0942299515/ref=pd_sim_b_1 > > > > From Library Journal >In this intricately argued work, Deleuze claims that expression is a >key to understanding Spinoza's philosophy: If A expresses B, then A >perfectly reproduces all of B's essential characteristics. Nature, for >instance, expresses God's essence. Deleuze thinks that Spinoza's use >of expression revolutionizes philosophy; God is no longer seen as the >world's creator but is identical with it. Furthermore, expression >characterizes not only the nature of reality but also the manner in >which Spinoza presents his philosophy, for the order in which Spinoza >presents his conclusions is supposed to copy the movement of reality. >Deleuze maintains that Leibniz shared Spinoza's revolutionary stress >on expression. By their use of this idea, they founded modern >philosophy. In Deleuze's view, Descartes counts as pre-modern, since >he did not use the notion of expression. While Deleuze's grasp of >Spinoza's thought is penetrating, his study is suitable only for >scholars. >- David Gordon, Bowling Green State Univ., Ohio >Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to >an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. >Product Description >Expressionism in Philosophy is both a pivotal reading of Spinoza's >work and also a crucial text within the development of Deleuze's own >thought. It was the culmination of a series of monographic studies by >Deleuze (on Hume, Bergson, Nietzsche, Proust, Kant, and >Sacher-Masoch), and it prepared the transition from these abstract >treatments of historical schemes of experience to the nomadology of >Capitalism and Schizophrenia. In this extraordinary work, Deleuze >reflects on one of the thinkers of the past who most influenced his >own sweeping reconfiguration of the tasks of philosophy. For Deleuze, >Spinoza, along with Nietzsche and Lucretius, conceived of philosophy >as an enterprise of liberation and radical demystification. Gilles >Deleuze is Professor of Philosophy Emeritus at the University of Paris >VIII, Vincennes/Saint Denis. > >_______________________________________________ >Marxism-Thaxis mailing list >Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu >To change your options or unsubscribe go to: >http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis _______________________________________________ Marxism-Thaxis mailing list Marxism-Thaxis@lists.econ.utah.edu To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/listinfo/marxism-thaxis
