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The handle http://hdl.handle.net/1887/57137 holds various files of this Leiden University dissertation
Author: Ioan, Razvan
Title: “No one has yet determined what the body can do” : the turn to the body in Spinoza and Nietzsche
Date: 2017-11-01
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Curriculum Vitae
Razvan Ioan was born in Galati, Romania, on October 3rd, 1985. He grew up in the city of Galati, where he graduated from the Alexandru Ioan Cuza high school in 2004. During 2004-2007 he studied Humanities at University College Utrecht, where he obtained his BA degree (cum laude). He earned his first master’s degree in Modern Philosophy at Warwick University in 2008 and his second in 2012, in Continental Philosophy, after graduating with a scholarship from the Erasmus Mundus program (Boursier Europhilosophie) organised jointly by the Université de Luxembourg, the Charles University in Prague, and the Université Toulouse II le-Mirail. In 2011 he became a PhD Candidate at the Faculty of Philosophy of Leiden University, where he worked on his doctoral project in Modern European Philosophy under the supervision of Dr. Herman Siemens, and, starting from 2013, also under Prof. Dr. Chantal Jaquet (Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne), with Prof. Dr. Frans de Haas acting as promotor.
Ioan is a member of the Nietzsche Workgroup in Leiden/Nijmegen and also participates in the Nietzsche Dictionary project (NWB). He also takes part in the Study Group in Early Modern Philosophy, organized by the OZSW (Nederlandse Onderzoekschool Wijsbegeerte) In Autumn 2013 he spent a term as a Visiting Scholar at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. During 2012-2015 he has acted as Research Assistant at Leiden University, as part of the project Between Deliberation and Agonism: Rethinking Conflict and its Relation to Law in Political Philosophy.
“No one has yet determined what the body can do” / The Turn to the Body in Spinoza and Nietzsche
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Acknowledgments
This thesis was written at Leiden University and, during the final year, in Bucharest.
It benefitted from a one semester stay at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
It would never have been completed without the kindness and support of so many.
I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor, dr. Herman Siemens, for his unwavering patience with my drafts and his inexhaustible energy in helping me improve them. He believed in this dissertation even when I did not. I want to thank Prof. Chantal Jaquet for her invaluable support during my time in Paris, and for her willingness to co-supervise my thesis. Her help gave me the confidence to pursue my writing. I am very grateful to all the faculty, staff and students in the Philosophy department at Leiden University for the intellectually stimulating environment, as well as to all the members of the Nietzsche Research Group for the unfalteringly exciting exchange of ideas. Special thanks go to Prof. Frans de Haas, who has kindly agreed to act as promotor for my thesis, and to dr. Katia Hay for her help and encouragement throughout this long process.
My friends have never ceased to surround me with care and support, even through the tedious process of hearing unending details about my thesis. I owe much to Bas, Bogdan, Dan B., Efje, Euan, Gabi, Gerard M., Henri, Kees, Kim, Laurens, Melchior, Mike, Timo. This list would not be complete without mentioning my dear friends Chris, Dan U., Daniel, Jamie, and Ruben whose good cheer, wit and understanding have made this journey enjoyable and worthwhile. Andreea’s delicate touch in keeping me on the right track during the very last moments of writing was inspiring.
I want to thank my family for their unconditional support. My mother has inspired me to pursue my dreams, and my father has taught me the importance of persistence.
