Encountering the Author

The series Encountering the Author presents papers on a recently published book on philosophy. The author is invited to be present in order to respond. The series aims to draw attention to high quality scholarship and to provoke discussions and the exchange of ideas.

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

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Time: 2.00 to 4.00pm, followed by nibbles and drinks

Place: University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus
2 Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra
Building 3, Room G.55

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Previous Encounters:

Paul Patton, Deleuzian Concepts (Tuesday, 2 May 2012)

Genevieve Lloyd, Providence Lost (Wednesday, 7 December 2011)

Beth Lord, Kant and Spinozism (Thursday, 19 May 2011)

Paul Patton, Deleuzian Concepts

Paul Patton(opens in a new window), Deleuzian Concepts(opens in a new window) (Stanford University Press, 2010).

Participants: Paul Muldoon (Monash), Simon Duffy (University of Sydney), Anthony Uhlmann (University of Western Sydney), Sabrina Achilles (University of Western Sydney)

Respondent: Paul Patton (University of New South Wales)

Date: Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Time: 1.30pm to 4.30pm

Place:
University of Western Sydney, Bankstown Campus
2 Bullecourt Avenue, Milperra
Building 3, Room G.55.

Patton’s Deleuzian Concepts is a series of essays that provide important interpretations and analyse critical developments of the political philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. They situate his thought in the contemporary intellectual landscape by comparing him with contemporaries such as Derrida, Rorty, and Rawls and show how elements of his philosophy may be usefully applied to key contemporary issues including colonization and decolonization, the nature of liberal democracy, and the concepts and critical utopian aspirations of political philosophy. Patton discusses Deleuze’s notion of philosophy as the creation of concepts and shows how this may be helpful in understanding the nature of political concepts such as rights, justice, and democracy. Rather than merely commenting on or explaining Deleuze’s thought, Patton offers a series of attempts to think with Deleuzian concepts in relation to other philosophers and other problems.

RSVP by Thursday, 26 April to philosophy@uws.edu.au is essential for catering purposes.

Encountering the Author

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

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Paul Patton, Deleuzian Concepts

Paul Patton, Deleuzian Concepts

Paul Patton(opens in a new window), Deleuzian Concepts(opens in a new window) (Stanford University Press, 2010).

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