The text follows the development of two central concepts, those of pure difference and complex repetition. Difference and repetition are such an alternative to the dialectic that theyre difficult to grasp without a serious grounding in metaphysics see his books on kant and hume especially, spinoza, and bergson. Rather, concepts are markers of problematic fields, and our encounter with those fields will affectively change us. Difference and repetition book by deleuze britannica.
Deleuze has work to do, and believed in a quick stab in doing philosophy, in order to get it done and not hang up anywhere. Add to this the difficulty with difference and repetition in particular, which is its density, and it becomes easy to feel overwhelmed here. This is certainly true of dr, in which deleuze attempts to prioritize the principle of difference over the principle of identity, all within the framework of. He is considered by many to have been a philosopher whose writing reached beyond the. By critically analysing deleuzes methods, principles and arguments, james williams helps readers to engage with the revolutionary core of deleuzes philosophy and take up positions for or against its most innovative and controversial ideas. He is the author of hegel, deleuze, and the critique of representation 2012 and deleuzes difference and repetition 20, and coeditor of the cambridge companion to deleuze 2012. The discussion of learning occurs at a key point in difference and repetition, at. Difference and repetition is a classic work of contemporary philosophy and a key text in deleuze s oeuvre, a brilliant exposition of the critique of identity that develops two key concepts. The competition has increased since that first edition, notably with joe hughess deleuzes difference and repetition. Outline of gilles deleuze, difference et repetition. A revised, expanded and fully uptodate critical introduction to deleuzes most important work of philosophy.
Hitherto, we have always disguised what is different into categories of sameness, a moral valuation of identity over difference that underlies all traditional conceptions of what knowledge is. Gilles deleuzes difference and repetition edinburgh. Machiavelli, historical repetition, and french philosophies of difference. Pdf difference and repetition download full pdf book. Difference et repetition is a 1968 book by the french philosopher gilles deleuze. This collection combines 3 original essays by deleuze and foucault, in which they respond to each others work, with 16 critical essays by key contemporary scholars working in the field. A readers guidelondon, continuum, 2009, which reads the work as a rewriting of kants critique of pure reason, and henry somershalls tightly argued deleuzes difference and repetition. Deleuzes difference and repetition edinburgh university press. A critical introduction and guide by james williams and deleuzes difference and repetition. But his realist stance was deeply innovative and constituted a sharp break. Difference and repetition was deleuzes principal thesis for the doctorat detat alongside his secondary, historical thesis, expressionism in philosophy. In the former he argued against the devaluation of difference in western metaphysics and tried to show that difference inheres in repetition itself.
Quoted in postel and al en, history and antipsychiatry in france, p. Preparing to learn from deleuzes difference and repetition. It was translated into english by paul patton in 1994 difference and repetition was deleuze s principal thesis for the doctorat detat alongside his secondary, historical thesis, expressionism in philosophy. Repetition plays a significant, productive role in the work of both derrida and deleuze. Sep 21, 2009 by contrast, what deleuze is after is ontological difference, or what he calls unilateral distinction, a difference in itself that acts or makes itself. Thought and repetition in bergson and deleuze request pdf.
With this in mind, the coherency of his thought is incredible. Given the arrangement above, the skeleton of difference and repetition may not appear to be so difficult. Boundas, trent university philosophies of difference, where difference maintains its grounds from beginning to end without being eclipsed by identity, are exceedingly rare. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. The introduction to this text is a useful historical reference point, as are several chapters in francois dosse, deleuze and guattari. He is interested in the interrelations of german idealism, phenomenology, and the philosophy of gilles deleuze. Deleuze and foucault had a long, complicated and productive relationship, in which each was at various times a significant influence on the other. Rather, difference and repetition conceptually works out a challenge to thinking of philosophy solely in terms of concepts as sets of signifiers. A readers guide readers guides joe hughes this is a readers guide to arguably deleuze s most demanding work and a key text in modern european thought. Deleuzes difference and repetition by joe hughes, 9780826426963, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. It is nothing less than a revolution in philosophy and stands out as one of the great philosophical works of the twentieth century.
In this essay id like to help readers prepare to learn from gilles deleuzes difference. Gilles deleuze, difference and repetition what difference does deleuze s difference make. Repetition and generality must be distinguished in several ways. A stepbystep guide to deleuze s difference and repetition that helps students to negotiate deleuze s vast range of sources and difficult, dense language. Modern life is such that, confronted with the most mechanical, the most. Jan 01, 2004 since its publication in 1968, difference and repetition, an exposition of the critique of identity, has come to be considered a contemporary classic in philosophy and one of deleuze s most important works. A new edition of this introduction to deleuzes seminal work, difference and repetition, with new material on intensity, science and action and new engagements with bryant, sauvagnargues, smith. Ideas are structures of differential relations, elements, and. Difference and repetition is a classic work of contemporary philosophy and a key text in deleuzes oeuvre, a brilliant exposition of the critique of identity that develops two key concepts. But the difference between these two philosophers couldnt be greater. Gilles deleuzes difference and repetition was first published in french in 1968. Htmlgiant blog archive the beginners guide to deleuze. A readers guide and deleuze and the genesis of representation. Every formula which implies their confusion is regrettable.
Difference and repetition is a 1968 book by the french philosopher gilles deleuze. Much later in difference and repetition, deleuze outlines three features of difference in itself. As deleuze takes up the promise of kants initiative, no generalizing form of common sense is reintroduced. Differenceandrepetition pdf epub download cause of you. Gilles deleuze january 18, 1925november 4, 1995 was one of the most influential and prolific french philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. Intersecting lives, columbia university press, new york, 2011. First, deleuze tells us that difference or intensity is the unequal in itself 232.
Deleuzes difference and repetition is an initiatory text that, rather than putting. Unlike most of his contemporaries deleuze was a realist philosopher. Since its publication in 1968, difference and repetition, an exposition of the critique of identity, has come to be considered a contemporary classic in philosophy and one of deleuze s most important works. Deleuzes difference and repetition hardcover henry. Like most works of great philosophical originality, writes james williams of gilles deleuze s difference and repetition hereafter dr, the book is as difficult as it is important 2. Project muse gilles deleuzes difference and repetition. We propose to think difference in itself independently of the forms of representation which reduce it to the same, and the relation of different to different independently of those forms which make them pass through the negative. Second, i would give them michel foucaults critical examination of deleuzes first two books of independent philosophy difference and repetition and the logic of sense called theatrum philosophicum, which opens with foucaults famous statement, indeed, these books are so outstanding that they are difficult to discuss. Originally published in france, it was translated into english by paul patton in 1994. He is the author of deleuze s difference and repetition. Repetition and difference repetition is not generality. Gilles deleuze is without question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Upon first reading, the beginning of chapter 2 of difference and repetition, with its talk of contemplative souls and.
Continuum readers guides continuums readers guides are clear, concise and accessible introductions to classic works of philosophy. Fifty pages of deleuzes relentless pacing and his tackling of new and familiar problems in thick, luscious paragraphs of astounding conciseness and complexity is actually two or three times that number of pages for other writers. A readers guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet notoriously demanding work. Dec 20, 2001 when it comes to difference and repetition itself there are two commentaries which are fairly good though neither is perfect in my opinion. Deleuze wants to show that there is a materiality of expression that is also a. Notes for introduction and chapter 1 of difference and repetition by deleuze by matt segall preface. A new edition of this introduction to deleuze s seminal work, difference and repetition, with new material on intensity, science and action and new engagements with bryant, sauvagnargues, smith. Deleuze asks how necessarily unconscious ideas are to be understood dr 1923.
Difference and repetition was deleuzes principal thesis for the doctorat detat alongside his secondary, historical thesis. It is an essential toolkit for anyone approaching deleuze for the first time. Difference et repetition is a 1968 book by philosopher gilles deleuze, originally published in france. As adamknowledge ecology has mentioned, a few of us are doing a reading group on deleuzes difference and repetition. Deleuze is noted for his influential critical writings. Difference and repetition is arguably gilles deleuzes most important work. Jan 01, 2014 the competition has increased since that first edition, notably with joe hughes s deleuzes difference and repetition. Of fundamental importance to literary critics and philosophers,difference and repetition develops two central concepts. Gilles deleuze, difference and repetition philpapers. This book by joe hughes and gilles deleuzes difference and repetition. It was deleuzes major thesis and his first statement of his own philosophical position and of the approach to. In the book, deleuze develops concepts of difference in itself and repetition for itself, that is, concepts of difference.
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