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- Why abolition does not work, and why we need to rethink the 'institution', from leading Spinozist thinker.
- About the Author: Fredéric Lordon is Director of Research at French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).
- 240 Pages
- Social Science,
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Book Synopsis
Why abolition does not work, and why we need to rethink the 'institution', from leading Spinozist thinker. Abolish Everything? confronts the question of whether it is possible or even desirable to envision a world without institutions such as the state, police, and money, among many other examples. Drawing on Spinoza's philosophical corpus to reconceptualize the notion of the "institution" itself, Lordon tests this question against solutions provided by a wide range of forms of anti-institutional thought prevalent in leftist French intellectuals circles of the last few decades. Lordon excavates the anti-political theoretical positions of contemporary French and Italian philosophers and groups including Jacques Rancière, Giorgio Agamben, the Invisible Committee, and the autonomist ZADist movement in rural France. He tests the feasibility of "living without" institutions, drawing on examples ranging from heterodox economics, history spanning the Paris Commune to the Cultural Revolution, and above all else, the philosophy of Spinoza, to argue the fundamental impossibility of establishing and maintaining human community without institutions. Therefore, he calls for the necessity of theorizing our collective future with them differently.About the Author
Fredéric Lordon is Director of Research at French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). He focuses his work on blending Spinoza's philosophy and approach to social science to create a new theoretical framework called the "structuralism of passions."Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W)
Weight: .81 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 240
Genre: Social Science
Publisher: Verso
Format: Paperback
Author: Frédéric Lordon
Language: English
Street Date: June 9, 2026
TCIN: 1006040692
UPC: 9781804297476
Item Number (DPCI): 247-31-1640
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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