Spinoza, the Transindividual

Etienne 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.

Notes on Translation; Introduction: The Unity of Transindividuality: An Examination of Balibar’s Philosophical Practice, Jason Read; 1. Individuality, Causality, Substance: Reflections on Spinoza's Ontology; 2. Individuality and Transindividuality in Spinoza; 3. Potentia multitudinis, qua una veluti mente ducitur; 4. Philosophies of the Transindividual: Spinoza, Marx, Freud; Bibliography.