Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management

This article is about specific uses of the thought of Spinoza, studied through a selection of books concerning personal development and philosophy of management. Through a discourse of truth and authority, these texts give rise to the formulation of a Spinozism that philosophically justifies the ide...

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Main Author: Vincent Mariscal
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Language:fra
Published: École Normale Supérieure de Lyon
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Online Access:https://journals.openedition.org/asterion/8745
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description This article is about specific uses of the thought of Spinoza, studied through a selection of books concerning personal development and philosophy of management. Through a discourse of truth and authority, these texts give rise to the formulation of a Spinozism that philosophically justifies the ideal types of neoliberalism and make Spinoza the father of this social, political, and economic model. Thus, the authors want to convince individuals that they must concentrate on their affects, by postulating that happiness and freedom can only be achieved by working on oneself. However, this means minimising the influence of a social exteriority that remains crucial to Spinozian philosophy. This article studies what has been retained from the Spinozian corpus, to make it correspond to neoliberalism and to apply these practices of personal development and philosophy of management. We also point out the limits of this singular interpretation of Spinoza, while questioning the relevance of this type of adaptation of his philosophy to contemporary times.
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Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management
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Spinoza
neoliberalism
determinism
individualism
management
title Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management
title_full Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management
title_fullStr Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management
title_full_unstemmed Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management
title_short Des usages néolibéraux de Spinoza : les cas du développement personnel et de la philosophie du management
title_sort des usages neoliberaux de spinoza les cas du developpement personnel et de la philosophie du management
topic Spinoza
neoliberalism
determinism
individualism
management
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