The Hermarchus–Spinoza Complex: Epicurean Politics and the “Naturalism vs. Constructivism” Opposition
Political Theory: An International Journal of Political Philosophy
Published online on January 24, 2026
Abstract
Political Theory, Volume 54, Issue 2, Page 292-315, April 2026.
The Epicurean theory of social formation has been preserved in Hermarchus’s account, a major figure of the early period of the School. The “Hermarchus-Spinoza complex” refers to the Epicurean articulation of a politics that is inherently incompatible with ...
The Epicurean theory of social formation has been preserved in Hermarchus’s account, a major figure of the early period of the School. The “Hermarchus-Spinoza complex” refers to the Epicurean articulation of a politics that is inherently incompatible with ...