Peter Hallward is a

political philosopher Political philosophy or political theory is the philosophical study of government, addressing questions about the nature, scope, and legitimacy of public agents and institutions and the relationships between them. Its topics include politics, l ...

, best known for his work on

Alain Badiou Alain Badiou (; ; born 17 January 1937) is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École normale supérieure (ENS) and founder of the faculty of Philosophy of the Université de Paris VIII with Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucau ...

and

Gilles Deleuze Gilles Louis René Deleuze ( , ; 18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995) was a French philosopher who, from the early 1950s until his death in 1995, wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two vo ...

. He has also published works on

post-colonialism Postcolonialism is the critical academic study of the cultural, political and economic legacy of colonialism and imperialism, focusing on the impact of human control and exploitation of colonized people and their lands. More specifically, it is a ...

and contemporary

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, an ...

. Hallward is a member of the editorial collective of the journal '' Radical Philosophy'' and a contributing editor to '' Angelaki: Journal of the Theoretical Humanities''. After completing his PhD at

Yale University Yale University is a private research university in New Haven, Connecticut. Established in 1701 as the Collegiate School, it is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and among the most prestigious in the w ...

in French and

African-American African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ensla ...

studies, Hallward became a lecturer, and then reader, of

French philosophy French philosophy, here taken to mean philosophy in the French language, has been extremely diverse and has influenced Western philosophy as a whole for centuries, from the medieval scholasticism of Peter Abelard, through the founding of modern ph ...

and

literature Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to includ ...

King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King ...

from 1999 to 2004. He then joined the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy, which relocated from

Middlesex University Middlesex University London (legally Middlesex University and abbreviated MDX) is a public research university in Hendon, northwest London, England. The name of the university is taken from its location within the historic county boundaries of ...

Kingston University Kingston University London is a Public university, public research university located within the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, in South London, South West London, England. Its roots go back to the Kingston Technical Institute, founded in 1 ...

. He is now a professor of Modern European Philosophy at

Work

In 2016, Hallward was working on a three part project on key philosophers of political will:

Rousseau Jean-Jacques Rousseau (, ; 28 June 1712 – 2 July 1778) was a Genevan philosopher, writer, and composer. His political philosophy influenced the progress of the Age of Enlightenment throughout Europe, as well as aspects of the French Revol ...

, Blanqui, and

Marx Karl Heinrich Marx (; 5 May 1818 – 14 March 1883) was a German philosopher, economist, historian, sociologist, political theorist, journalist, critic of political economy, and socialist revolutionary. His best-known titles are the 1848 ...

. He is simultaneously working on a larger book entitled 'The Will of the People,' which will "develop and defend a notion of democratic political will, understood as a rational, deliberate, and autonomous capacity for collective self-determination."

Bibliography

Books

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Edited volumes

* *Hallward, Peter, and Knox Peden, eds.(2012) ''Concept and Form Volume 1: Selections from the Cahiers Pour L'Analyse''. Vol. 1. London: Verso, *Hallward, Peter, and Knox Peden, eds. (2012) ''Concept and Form Volume 2: Interviews and essays on the Cahiers pour l'Analyse.'' Vol. 2. London: Verso, *Hallward, Peter, and Philippe Le Goff, eds. (2018) ''The Blanqui Reader: Political Writings, 1830-1880'' London: Verso,

Journal articles

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Translations

Citations

External links

Hallward's page at Kingston UniversityHallward's archive at Radical PhilosophyAngelaki The Journal of the Theoretical HumanitiesSave Middlesex PhilosophyAudio file of lecture by Peter Hallward on communism titled 'Communism of the Intellect, Communism of the Will'
Living people Canadian political philosophers Canadian philosophers French–English translators Academics of Kingston University Philosophy teachers Academics of Middlesex University Year of birth missing (living people) Deleuze scholars {{Canada-philosopher-stub