Dave Mesing
Biographic Data
| ID | 4492923 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dave Mesing |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dave |
| FAMILY NAME | Mesing |
| SIGNATURE | MESING D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Villanova University, PA, USA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Practice
Introduction
Let us return to the tales of ancient philosophers, as we still have much to learn.First, the time When Hipparchia Bared It All.Hipparchia had suitors, with their wealth and status, a family, with their expectations and demands, and her love for the philosophic life. 1 In particular, she was devoted to the philosophy of the dog, the cynical shortcut to virtue through asksis, frank speech and simple living.These teachings had been embodied by her …
Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Practice
As Contemporary Encounters on Ancient Metaphysics engaged with ancient theory from the perspective of contemporary continental metaphysics, this companion volume collects written and visual works that engage with opportunities of ancient practice from within the continental tradition. More than surveying ancient ethical or political ideas, the chapters develop divergent yet resonant approaches to concrete ways of living, acting, reflecting, and b…
Guy Debord
Posing the question of the Debord–Agamben relation immediately presents us with a series of problems, particular to Debord as well as Agamben. In terms of Debord, we must decide how to position ourselves towards his work in order to understand its place on Agamben’s philosophical path. Such a decision has to be taken in several senses. As Agamben himself reports in a lecture on Debord’s films, ‘Once, when I was tempted (as I still am) to consider…
Spinoza-Machiavelli Encounter
Rancière, Derrida, and Egalitarian Politics in Pseudo-Dionysius
Using the work of Jacques Rancière, I argue for an egalitarian reading of the political hierarchy in Pseudo-Dionysius. I first analyze various historical attempts to derive a political theory from Pseudo-Dionysius in the work of Juan Miguel Garrigues, René Roques, and Dominic O’Meara. I then turn to Jacques Derrida's attempt to distinguish deconstruction from negative theology, and consider especially the political effects of this strategy. I arg…
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Rancière, Derrida, and Egalitarian Politics in Pseudo-Dionysius
Using the work of Jacques Rancière, I argue for an egalitarian reading of the political hierarchy in Pseudo-Dionysius. I first analyze various historical attempts to derive a political theory from Pseudo-Dionysius in the work of Juan Miguel Garrigues, René Roques, and Dominic O’Meara. I then turn to Jacques Derrida's attempt to distinguish deconstruction from negative theology, and consider especially the political effects of this strategy. I arg…
Guy Debord
Posing the question of the Debord–Agamben relation immediately presents us with a series of problems, particular to Debord as well as Agamben. In terms of Debord, we must decide how to position ourselves towards his work in order to understand its place on Agamben’s philosophical path. Such a decision has to be taken in several senses. As Agamben himself reports in a lecture on Debord’s films, ‘Once, when I was tempted (as I still am) to consider…
Spinoza-Machiavelli Encounter
Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Practice
As Contemporary Encounters on Ancient Metaphysics engaged with ancient theory from the perspective of contemporary continental metaphysics, this companion volume collects written and visual works that engage with opportunities of ancient practice from within the continental tradition. More than surveying ancient ethical or political ideas, the chapters develop divergent yet resonant approaches to concrete ways of living, acting, reflecting, and b…
Contemporary Encounters with Ancient Practice
Introduction
Let us return to the tales of ancient philosophers, as we still have much to learn.First, the time When Hipparchia Bared It All.Hipparchia had suitors, with their wealth and status, a family, with their expectations and demands, and her love for the philosophic life. 1 In particular, she was devoted to the philosophy of the dog, the cynical shortcut to virtue through asksis, frank speech and simple living.These teachings had been embodied by her …
Classical Antiquity Studies (3 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · History (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · benedictus de Spinoza (1632-1677) (1 work) · Causation (1 work) · Classical antiquity (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)