Filippo Del Lucchese
Biographic Data
| ID | 461352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Filippo Del Lucchese |
| GIVEN NAMES | Filippo |
| FAMILY NAME | Del Lucchese |
| SIGNATURE | DEL LUCCHESE F |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brunel University of London |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 26 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Constituent Power in Early Modern Political Philosophy: From la Boétie to Hobbes
Paradoxical Republicanism: James Harrington's Reading of Machiavelli
In this article, we analyse the theoretical elements that form the foundation of James Harrington's political theory, demonstrating that they are primarily constructed in relation to Machiavelli's legacy. We intend to show that Harrington's relationship with Machiavelli's republicanism is paradoxical through: (1) the analysis of Harrington's selective use of certain classical sources in relation to Machiavelli; (2) the evolution of Harrington's t…
Marxist Interpretations of James Harrington: Early Modern Economics and Politics
This essay analyzes two Marxist interpretations of James Harrington. The first, developed by Achille Loria at the end of the nineteenth century, uses Harrington to force Marxism into a mechanistic and determinist dimension that imagines the relationship between economics and politics reductively. The second, by Antonio Negri, removes the ontological dimension of Harrington’s thought because it is incompatible with a polemical and conflictual conc…
Machiavelli and Spartan Equality: The Image and Function of Lycurgus’ Heritage
In this article, I explore the meaning and function of Lycurgus in Machiavelli’s thought. While the exemplarity of the mythical Spartan legislator progressively fades in Machiavelli’s thought in favour of the Roman model, Lycurgus’ reforms are central in Machiavelli’s works on two issues of primary importance: wealth and land distribution. First, I analyse Machiavelli’s use of the ancient sources on both Lycurgus and other Spartan legislators to …
Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture
Reveals monstrosity to be a central conceptual challenge in every ancient Greek and Roman philosophical system Reconstructs the concept of monstrosity in classic thought from its earliest beginnings, through pre-Platonic and Attic philosophy to the Hellenistic systems and finally arriving at Neapolitanism Covers all the major figures: from Hesiod to Augustine, through Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and Lucretius Addresses questions of tim…
The Pre-Platonic Philosophers
Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture
This volume is the first systematic investigation into the concept of monstrosity in ancient philosophy and culture. The Author suggests that far from being a peripheral problem, monstrosity is one of the main conceptual challenges for every philosophical system. Ancient authors explores metaphysics, ontology, theology, politics attempting to respond to the threat presented by the radical alterity of monstrous manifestations, both in nature and i…
Machiavelli and constituent power: The revolutionary foundation of modern political thought
This paper considers Niccolò Machiavelli’s contribution to a theory of constituent power. Modern authors who have analysed the concept of constituent power generally agree on its ambiguous, paradoxical and apparently contradictory essence. With few exceptions, Machiavelli is absent from both the historical reconstructions of and the theoretical debates on the origin of constituent power. My argument is built around two main theses: reintroducing …
The Radical Machiavelli: Politics, Philosophy, and Language
In The Radical Machiavelli: Politics, Philosophy and Language, some of the finest Machiavellian scholars explore the Florentine’s thought five hundred years after the composition of his masterpiece, The Prince. Their analysis, however, goes past The Prince, extending to Machiavelli’s entire corpus and shining new light on his political, historical, and military works, with a special focus on their heritage in modern Marxist thought, the arena in …
Spinoza and constituent power
This article considers Baruch Spinoza’s contribution to a theory of constituent power. Modern theories of constituent power generally agree on its paradoxical essence: a power that comes before the law and founds the law is at the same time a power that, once the juridical sphere is established, has to be obliterated by the law. Spinoza’s ontology has been recognised as one of the early modern sources of constituent power, yet he argues for a str…
The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli
A new, critical introduction to Machiavelli's thought for students of politics and philosophy All students of Western political thought encounter Niccolò Machiavelli's work. Nevertheless, his writing continues to puzzle scholars and readers who are uncertain how to deal with the seeming paradoxes they encounter. The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli is a clear account of Machiavelli’s thought, major theories and central ideas. It critic…
When the slaves go marching out: Indignatio, Invisible Bodies, and Political Theory
In January 2010, hundreds of illegal migrants took to the streets of Rosarno in Italy for a violent protest against the acts of racism which they had routinely suffered. A collective subject, considered invisible, dared to revolt. These migrants are an anomaly in the social, legal, and political senses. Their revolt is an example of rebellions who constitute a litmus test for the discourse of citizenship; it reveals itself as a form of political …
Wokół dobra wspólnego Wywiad z Tonim Negrim przeprowadzony przez Filippa Del Lucchese i Jasona E. Smitha
In this interview taken shortly after the launch of the Italian translation of the Commonwealth, Antonio Negri, besides discussing details of his collaboration with Michael Hardt, addresses the most important topics of the book, which could remain unclear for the readers. He gives a wide range of answers for the questions on, for example, importance of revision and revitalization of seventeenth century’s categories, what does it mean to be a comm…
The Revolution Will Not Be an Explosion Somewhere Down the Road”: An Interview with Antonio Negri
Winged Men and the Cast of Dice: Anti–Finalism and Radical Materialism in Guillaume Lamy
The controversy over teleology raged in the early modern period with particular intensity. In this paper, I will show that Guillaume Lamy represents a “radical” current of antifinalism, devoid of weakness, and far from compromise with his adversaries. This antifinalism makes of Lamy not so much a sincere supporter of the unknowability of God’s ends, as scholars have maintained — in other words, a proto–fideist — but rather a radical Lucretian mat…
Democracy, Multitudo and the Third Kind of Knowledge in the Works of Spinoza
In Spinoza, what I call (adapting a phrase from J.-L. Nancy) the ‘Being Individual Multiple’ is the multitudo. Its form of life is Democracy, understood as the autonomous and conflictual organization of collective dynamics and not one form of government among others. Combining an original mode of argumentation with a critical discussion of opposing interpretations, I maintain that democracy is the translation into politics of the third and highes…
Monstrous Individuations: Deleuze, Simondon, and Relational Ontology
Starting with Gilbert Simondon's theory of the individual (singular and collective) and its genesis, developed in his book L'individuation psychique et collective, this article discusses the principle of individuation and the critique of finalism. Simondon distinguishes and yet strictly binds together the two individuations that he calls psychique and collective, which is necessary, he argues, to avoid the double failure of psychologism and socio…
Le triangle qui fait peur: Antifinalisme et monstruosité
Entre la construction d'une monstruosité étatique absolue, censée anéantir toute rébellion par la crainte et la menace (d'un côté) et la monstrification de la part du Pouvoir de tout «autre» rebelle, hérétique, contestataire (de l'autre), l'auteur indique la possibilité d'un troisième concept de la monstruosité. Une monstruosité qui échappe à cette alternative pour affirmer son altérité radicale, monstrueuse non pas par son apparence mais par sa …
Tératopolitique: Récits, Histoire, (En)-Jeux
La comprehension de ce qui participe de l’expertise est un theme important dans le champ de la recherche sur l’enseignement. La presente revue de questions a pour objectif d’interroger la place accordee au contexte et aux emotions dans la definition et la caracterisation de l’expertise des enseignants, au travers d’une analyse critique de trois perspectives de recherche. L’efficacite comportementale des enseignants, l’expertise cognitive des ense…
S'accoutumer à la diversité: Figures de la multitude chez Machiavel et Spinoza
À partir de la méfiance avec laquelle Machiavel et Spinoza accueillent l’opinion de ceux qui restreignent à la plèbe les vices humains, cet article examine le statut théorique de la multitude comme fondement de la politique pour les deux philosophes. L’accent est mis d’une part sur l’attitude, commune à Machiavel et Spinoza, qui consiste à ne pas exalter la multitude en tant que telle, pour en saisir aussi le négatif, c’est-à-dire la propension d…
Machiavelli and constituent power: The revolutionary foundation of modern political thought
This paper considers Niccolò Machiavelli’s contribution to a theory of constituent power. Modern authors who have analysed the concept of constituent power generally agree on its ambiguous, paradoxical and apparently contradictory essence. With few exceptions, Machiavelli is absent from both the historical reconstructions of and the theoretical debates on the origin of constituent power. My argument is built around two main theses: reintroducing …
Monstrous Individuations: Deleuze, Simondon, and Relational Ontology
Starting with Gilbert Simondon's theory of the individual (singular and collective) and its genesis, developed in his book L'individuation psychique et collective, this article discusses the principle of individuation and the critique of finalism. Simondon distinguishes and yet strictly binds together the two individuations that he calls psychique and collective, which is necessary, he argues, to avoid the double failure of psychologism and socio…
Spinoza and constituent power
This article considers Baruch Spinoza’s contribution to a theory of constituent power. Modern theories of constituent power generally agree on its paradoxical essence: a power that comes before the law and founds the law is at the same time a power that, once the juridical sphere is established, has to be obliterated by the law. Spinoza’s ontology has been recognised as one of the early modern sources of constituent power, yet he argues for a str…
Democracy, Multitudo and the Third Kind of Knowledge in the Works of Spinoza
In Spinoza, what I call (adapting a phrase from J.-L. Nancy) the ‘Being Individual Multiple’ is the multitudo. Its form of life is Democracy, understood as the autonomous and conflictual organization of collective dynamics and not one form of government among others. Combining an original mode of argumentation with a critical discussion of opposing interpretations, I maintain that democracy is the translation into politics of the third and highes…
S'accoutumer à la diversité: Figures de la multitude chez Machiavel et Spinoza
À partir de la méfiance avec laquelle Machiavel et Spinoza accueillent l’opinion de ceux qui restreignent à la plèbe les vices humains, cet article examine le statut théorique de la multitude comme fondement de la politique pour les deux philosophes. L’accent est mis d’une part sur l’attitude, commune à Machiavel et Spinoza, qui consiste à ne pas exalter la multitude en tant que telle, pour en saisir aussi le négatif, c’est-à-dire la propension d…
Le triangle qui fait peur: Antifinalisme et monstruosité
Entre la construction d'une monstruosité étatique absolue, censée anéantir toute rébellion par la crainte et la menace (d'un côté) et la monstrification de la part du Pouvoir de tout «autre» rebelle, hérétique, contestataire (de l'autre), l'auteur indique la possibilité d'un troisième concept de la monstruosité. Une monstruosité qui échappe à cette alternative pour affirmer son altérité radicale, monstrueuse non pas par son apparence mais par sa …
Tératopolitique: Récits, Histoire, (En)-Jeux
La comprehension de ce qui participe de l’expertise est un theme important dans le champ de la recherche sur l’enseignement. La presente revue de questions a pour objectif d’interroger la place accordee au contexte et aux emotions dans la definition et la caracterisation de l’expertise des enseignants, au travers d’une analyse critique de trois perspectives de recherche. L’efficacite comportementale des enseignants, l’expertise cognitive des ense…
Democracy, Multitudo and the Third Kind of Knowledge in the Works of Spinoza
In Spinoza, what I call (adapting a phrase from J.-L. Nancy) the ‘Being Individual Multiple’ is the multitudo. Its form of life is Democracy, understood as the autonomous and conflictual organization of collective dynamics and not one form of government among others. Combining an original mode of argumentation with a critical discussion of opposing interpretations, I maintain that democracy is the translation into politics of the third and highes…
Monstrous Individuations: Deleuze, Simondon, and Relational Ontology
Starting with Gilbert Simondon's theory of the individual (singular and collective) and its genesis, developed in his book L'individuation psychique et collective, this article discusses the principle of individuation and the critique of finalism. Simondon distinguishes and yet strictly binds together the two individuations that he calls psychique and collective, which is necessary, he argues, to avoid the double failure of psychologism and socio…
The Revolution Will Not Be an Explosion Somewhere Down the Road”: An Interview with Antonio Negri
Winged Men and the Cast of Dice: Anti–Finalism and Radical Materialism in Guillaume Lamy
The controversy over teleology raged in the early modern period with particular intensity. In this paper, I will show that Guillaume Lamy represents a “radical” current of antifinalism, devoid of weakness, and far from compromise with his adversaries. This antifinalism makes of Lamy not so much a sincere supporter of the unknowability of God’s ends, as scholars have maintained — in other words, a proto–fideist — but rather a radical Lucretian mat…
Wokół dobra wspólnego Wywiad z Tonim Negrim przeprowadzony przez Filippa Del Lucchese i Jasona E. Smitha
In this interview taken shortly after the launch of the Italian translation of the Commonwealth, Antonio Negri, besides discussing details of his collaboration with Michael Hardt, addresses the most important topics of the book, which could remain unclear for the readers. He gives a wide range of answers for the questions on, for example, importance of revision and revitalization of seventeenth century’s categories, what does it mean to be a comm…
When the slaves go marching out: Indignatio, Invisible Bodies, and Political Theory
In January 2010, hundreds of illegal migrants took to the streets of Rosarno in Italy for a violent protest against the acts of racism which they had routinely suffered. A collective subject, considered invisible, dared to revolt. These migrants are an anomaly in the social, legal, and political senses. Their revolt is an example of rebellions who constitute a litmus test for the discourse of citizenship; it reveals itself as a form of political …
The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli
A new, critical introduction to Machiavelli's thought for students of politics and philosophy All students of Western political thought encounter Niccolò Machiavelli's work. Nevertheless, his writing continues to puzzle scholars and readers who are uncertain how to deal with the seeming paradoxes they encounter. The Political Philosophy of Niccolò Machiavelli is a clear account of Machiavelli’s thought, major theories and central ideas. It critic…
The Radical Machiavelli: Politics, Philosophy, and Language
In The Radical Machiavelli: Politics, Philosophy and Language, some of the finest Machiavellian scholars explore the Florentine’s thought five hundred years after the composition of his masterpiece, The Prince. Their analysis, however, goes past The Prince, extending to Machiavelli’s entire corpus and shining new light on his political, historical, and military works, with a special focus on their heritage in modern Marxist thought, the arena in …
Spinoza and constituent power
This article considers Baruch Spinoza’s contribution to a theory of constituent power. Modern theories of constituent power generally agree on its paradoxical essence: a power that comes before the law and founds the law is at the same time a power that, once the juridical sphere is established, has to be obliterated by the law. Spinoza’s ontology has been recognised as one of the early modern sources of constituent power, yet he argues for a str…
Machiavelli and constituent power: The revolutionary foundation of modern political thought
This paper considers Niccolò Machiavelli’s contribution to a theory of constituent power. Modern authors who have analysed the concept of constituent power generally agree on its ambiguous, paradoxical and apparently contradictory essence. With few exceptions, Machiavelli is absent from both the historical reconstructions of and the theoretical debates on the origin of constituent power. My argument is built around two main theses: reintroducing …
Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture
Reveals monstrosity to be a central conceptual challenge in every ancient Greek and Roman philosophical system Reconstructs the concept of monstrosity in classic thought from its earliest beginnings, through pre-Platonic and Attic philosophy to the Hellenistic systems and finally arriving at Neapolitanism Covers all the major figures: from Hesiod to Augustine, through Democritus, Plato, Aristotle, Epicurus and Lucretius Addresses questions of tim…
The Pre-Platonic Philosophers
Monstrosity and Philosophy: Radical Otherness in Greek and Latin Culture
This volume is the first systematic investigation into the concept of monstrosity in ancient philosophy and culture. The Author suggests that far from being a peripheral problem, monstrosity is one of the main conceptual challenges for every philosophical system. Ancient authors explores metaphysics, ontology, theology, politics attempting to respond to the threat presented by the radical alterity of monstrous manifestations, both in nature and i…
Machiavelli and Spartan Equality: The Image and Function of Lycurgus’ Heritage
In this article, I explore the meaning and function of Lycurgus in Machiavelli’s thought. While the exemplarity of the mythical Spartan legislator progressively fades in Machiavelli’s thought in favour of the Roman model, Lycurgus’ reforms are central in Machiavelli’s works on two issues of primary importance: wealth and land distribution. First, I analyse Machiavelli’s use of the ancient sources on both Lycurgus and other Spartan legislators to …
Marxist Interpretations of James Harrington: Early Modern Economics and Politics
This essay analyzes two Marxist interpretations of James Harrington. The first, developed by Achille Loria at the end of the nineteenth century, uses Harrington to force Marxism into a mechanistic and determinist dimension that imagines the relationship between economics and politics reductively. The second, by Antonio Negri, removes the ontological dimension of Harrington’s thought because it is incompatible with a polemical and conflictual conc…
Constituent Power in Early Modern Political Philosophy: From la Boétie to Hobbes
Paradoxical Republicanism: James Harrington's Reading of Machiavelli
In this article, we analyse the theoretical elements that form the foundation of James Harrington's political theory, demonstrating that they are primarily constructed in relation to Machiavelli's legacy. We intend to show that Harrington's relationship with Machiavelli's republicanism is paradoxical through: (1) the analysis of Harrington's selective use of certain classical sources in relation to Machiavelli; (2) the evolution of Harrington's t…
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