Spinoza et la question éthico-sociale du désir: études comparatives avec épicure-Lucrece et Machiavel

epicurus, democritus, lucrecius (in the letter 56 to hugo boxel) and machiavelli (in the political treaty) are the two streams of thought that spinoza cites in a quite eulogistic way. we propose to study here the affiliations and the differences between the philosophies of spinoza, epicurus and machiavelli in a comparative analysis, departing from the ethical and social issue of desire.