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Warren Montag (born March 21, 1952)^[1] is a professor of English and Comparative Literature at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. He is known primarily for his work on twentieth-century French theory, especially Althusser and his circle, as well as his studies of the philosopher Spinoza.

Overview

Montag's work has focused on the origins and internal contradictions of political liberalism and individualism, and has demonstrated, following the suggestions of Étienne Balibar, the existence of "a fear of the masses" (or multitude) in the classic texts of seventeenth century liberal thought. More recently, he has shifted to a study of the emergence of the concept of the market in the work of Adam Smith. Montag received his B.A. from the University of California, Berkeley and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Claremont Graduate University. He has published three books and three edited collections, and has translated many essays by Althusser. In addition, Montag has published more than forty essays. He resides in Los Angeles and is married with two children, Jacob Montag and Elisa Montag.

Publications

Books

Journal Special Issues

(Co-editor with Nancy Armstrong) differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies, Vol 20, n.3-4, 2009 ("The Future of the Human").

Essays

Translations

External links

Endnotes and references

1. ^birth date is from LCNAF's CIP data
2. ^This journal describes itself in the following manner as: {{blockquote| "an online peer-reviewed journal in which work focused on Althusser in the broadest sense--- readings of his texts, as well as the texts of those who worked with him, comparative analyses, applications of his theory--- would appear, thus encouraging debate and discussion. We would also provide space in every issue for reviews of the latest scholarship on Althusser. Finally we will include an archives section in which we would publish previously unpublished texts by Althusser...Our objective is to establish a global community of those working on Althusser.}}
3. ^First published in "Out of Line" (Greece); Montag had several weeks earlier delivered a presentation to the Nicos Poulantzas Society in Athens entitled "Intellectuals and the Iraq War: the Crisis of the U.S. Left," and a presentation on Althusser and Foucault in Thessaloniki. Here is the republished version as it appeared in 2005 at the e-journal website of "borderlands"
4. ^Montag discusses Spinoza in this piece first published in November 2009. Included in the discussion are Gábor Boros, Herman De Dijn, Moira Gatens, Syliane Malinowski-Charles, Teodor Münz, Steven B. Smith. The conversation revolved around the following sets of questions*1. To what extent is Spinoza’s interpretation of scriptures and revealed religion relevant today?*2. Could Spinoza be called a reductive naturalist?*3. What do you think about the attention Spinoza’s theory of emotions is receiving today from psychologists and cognitive scientists?*4. What do you take to be the advantages and disadvantages of Spinoza’s separation of political and religious authorities?*5. Do you think that Spinoza’s denial of free choice makes morality impossible?*6. What do you make of Spinoza’s favourable comments on democratic regimes? What do you think Spinoza thought of the multitude? Why do you think so many Marxist philosophers have found inspiration in Spinoza?*7. What do you make of Spinoza’s claim that the right of individuals is limited only by the extent of their power to be, to think and to act? In particular, how do you reconcile his equating power and right with his conception of political sovereignty?
5. ^Scholars On Spinoza Now: Politics, Religion and Democracy