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[xmca] discussion group on "Ilyenkov and Spinoza"



The announcement below about an upcoming discussion group appears in the recent ISCAR newsletter.

Alexander (Sasha) Surmava is facilitating (and I will be assisting) an informal Yahoo group discussion on two essays by Ilyenkov starting on Feb 15. Lurkers and latecomers are welcome, and anyone interested in the readings can participate.

This is a chance to read a little essential Ilyenkov and follow an xmca-style discussion on the material. The central concept under discussion will be Spinoza's solution to the mind/body problem - the 'thinking body' - and its relevance for CHAT.

Please join us.

- Steve

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**** Eight-week online discussion on "Ilyenkov, Spinoza and New Prospects in Psychology" is scheduled for February through April, 2010 ****

The Dialectical Psychology section of ISCAR will be sponsoring an eight-week online discussion group entitled "Ilyenkov’s reading of Spinoza as a new paradigm in the study of human nature."

The informal discussion group will be moderated by Alexander (Sasha) Surmava of Moscow, Russia and Steve Gabosch of Seattle, United States. The online discussion will last for eight weeks from February 15 through April 9, 2010.

The key readings will be from Ilyenkov's book Dialectical Logic, including the Introduction, Chapter 1, and especially, Chapter 2: "Spinoza - Thought as an Attribute of Substance." The readings will be available online.

Anyone interested in participating - or just listening in - may write Sasha at <avramus@gmail.com> or Steve at <stevegabosch@me.com>.

All members and friends of ISCAR and xmca are welcome. Lurkers, latecomers and anyone else interested in these readings may feel free to come and go.
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