Spinoza, the Transindividual

Étienne Balibar is one of the foremost living French philosophers. He holds positions as Anniversary Chair in Modern European Philosophy at Kingston University, Visiting Professor of French and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of French and Italian and Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Irvine, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Paris, Nanterre. He initially rose to prominence as the student-collaborator of Louis Althusser, co-editing with him the collection Reading Capital, a global landmark in Marxist philosophy. Since then, he has written dozens of books and hundreds of articles, being particularly known for his writings on race, Europe, Spinoza, and political thought more generally, including his well-regarded books on Marx and Locke. Mark G. E. Kelly is Senior Lecturer in the School of Humanities and Communication Arts and ARC Future Fellow at the University of Western Sydney.

This collection is a rich, fascinating and important one ... [It] marks an important new direction in Spinoza studies and puts the problem of individuality and relationality squarely before us. Well translated, it will be of service to scholars of Balibar and of Spinoza for many years to come.

• Introduction: The Unity of Transindividuality: An Examination of Balibar’s Philosophical Practice Jason ReadIndividuality, Causality, Substance: Reflections on Spinoza's OntologyIndividuality and Transindividuality in SpinozaPotentia multitudinis, qua una veluti mente duciturPhilosophies of the Transindividual: Spinoza, Marx, FreudBibliography