[xmca] discussion group on "Ilyenkov and Spinoza"

[Steve Gabosch <stevegabosch@me.com>]

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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