[SydPhil] Susan James: Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion, and Politics (UWS, Encountering the author)

[Dimitris Vardoulakis]

Philosophy at UWS: Encounter the author series

Susan James, Spinoza on Philosophy, Religion, and Politics: The Theologico-Political Treatise (Oxford University Press, 2012).

Susan James inverses Leo Strauss' reading of Spinoza. Whereas Strauss emphasized the hidden subtext of Spinoza's arguments, James revives the explicit debates of his time within which Spinoza Theologico-Political Treatise was situated. But this is not a simple historical reconstruction. James' close reading of the Treatise offers a radically new perspective on Spinoza's revolutionary book - a reading that presents startling new perspective on the political, metaphysical and theological implications of the book. Given the importance of Spinoza's political writings in contemporary radical democratic approaches to the state, James intervention has the potential to reshape the way we think of a Spinozan politics.

You can download the Introduction to the Prof James' book here: http://uws.edu.au/philosophy/philosophy@uws/events/encountering_the_author/spinoza_on_philosophy_religion_and_politics

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Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Time: 2.00 to 4.00, followed by nibbles and drinks
Place: University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus
2 Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra
Building 3, Room G.55,

RSVP by noon September 3 to philosophy at uws.edu.au<mailto:philosophy at uws.edu.au> is essential for catering purposes

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Program:
2.00 - 3.00:     Perspectives on
Genevieve Lloyd (Macquarie University)
Michael Rosenthal (University of Washington)
Dimitris Vardoulakis (UWS)


3.00 to 3.20:    Response by Prof Susan James

3.20 - 4.00:     Q&A



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Dimitris Vardoulakis
University of Western Sydney
School of Humanities and Communication Arts
Bankstown Campus, 7.G.11
Locked Bag 1797
Penrith, NSW 2751
AUSTRALIA

tel: +61 2 9772 6808

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