Spinoza and Politics Quotes

“Singularity is a trans-individual function. It is a function of communication”
― Étienne Balibar, Spinoza and Politics

“As Spinoza remarked of Scripture, a text is to be judged sacred or profane, good or evil, not by virtue of what it says, or even its truth, but by its power to move people to mutual love and support. A philosophical work is thus always an intervention in a concrete situation and is to be judged by the effects it produces in this situation.’’ - Étienne Balibar, ''Spinoza and Politics'', Preface by Warren Montag, p. XI”
― Warren Montag, Spinoza and Politics

“As Spinoza remarked of Scripture, a text is to be judged sacred or profane, good or evil, not by virtue of what it says, or even its truth, but by its power to move people to mutual love and support. A philosophical work is thus always an intervention in a concrete situation and is to be judged by the effects it produces in this situation.”
― Warren Montag, Spinoza and Politics