In that collection, there is a small essay only seven pages. Gilles deleuze 19251995 was a french philosopher who wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. The competition has increased since that first edition, notably with joe hughes s deleuze s difference and repetition. Originally published in france, 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. Joseph hughes, in deleuze, dialogues ii, 2007, pp 153165. Add to this the difficulty with difference and repetition in particular, which is its density, and it becomes easy to feel overwhelmed here. 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. Notes for introduction and chapter 1 of difference and repetition by deleuze by matt segall preface. 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. Project muse gilles deleuzes difference and repetition.
His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is. Difference and repetition is arguably gilles deleuzes most important work. Deleuzes difference and repetition is an initiatory text that, rather than putting. All quotes come from the translation by paul patton published in. As adamknowledge ecology has mentioned, a few of us are doing a reading group on deleuzes difference and repetition. Deleuze s concepts such as assemblage, the fold, difference and repetition, cinema and desire are key to understanding his philosophical approach. In fact, colebrook provides a systematic discussion of connected ideas such as difference, immanence, synthesis, desire, perception, style, the virtual and the fold that recur across deleuzes oeuvre. Difference and repetition, a brilliant exposition of the critique of identity, has come to be considered a contemporary classic in philosophy and one of deleuze s most original works.
Bryant elaborates what such a transcendental materialism may consist of in deleuzes transcendental empiricism. With this in mind, the coherency of his thought is incredible. It is nothing less than a revolution in philosophy and stands out as one of the great philosophical works of the twentieth century. Using deleuzes work difference and repetition as the focal object of my interrogation, i seek to show how. Deleuzes difference and repetition by joe hughes, 9780826426963, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Gilles deleuzes difference and repetition was first published in french in 1968. It is a complex that does not refer to a prior unity either a fragmented whole, or manifold expressions of a single concept. Htmlgiant blog archive the beginners guide to deleuze. Deleuze conceived of philosophy as the production of concepts, and he characterized himself as a pure metaphysician. A readers guide london, continuum, 2009, which reads the work as a rewriting of kants critique of pure reason, and henry somershalls tightly argued deleuze s difference and repetition. 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. His most popular works were the two volumes of capitalism and schizophrenia. 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.
Deleuzes difference and repetition edinburgh university press. The competition has increased since that first edition, notably with joe hughess deleuzes difference and repetition. Other articles where difference and repetition is discussed. 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. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. This book by joe hughes and gilles deleuzes difference and repetition. Preliminary remarks on deleuzes difference and repetition. Joe hughes recent study deleuze and the genesis of representation makes the. The text follows the development of two central concepts, those of pure difference and complex repetition. 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. Joe hughes 2009 provides a very readable introduction to dijjerence and repetition, taking a. Antioedipus 1972 and a thousand plateaus 1980, both cowritten with felix guattari.
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. In the former he argued against the devaluation of difference in western metaphysics and tried to show that difference inheres in repetition itself. In his magnum opus difference and repetition, he tries to. A critical introduction and guide by james williams. Repetition and difference repetition is not generality. The discussion of learning occurs at a key point in difference and repetition, at. Difference and repetition book by deleuze britannica. Gilles deleuze is without question one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century.
He is interested in the interrelations of german idealism, phenomenology, and the philosophy of gilles deleuze. Logic of sense, antioedipus and difference and repetition as each in their. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is considered by. Difference and repetition was deleuzes principal thesis for the doctorat detat alongside his secondary, historical thesis. Adrian parr although multiplicity is used throughout deleuzes work in many different ways and contexts there are some essential traits. A revised, expanded and fully uptodate critical introduction to deleuzes most important work of philosophy.
Joe hughes 2008 deleuze and the genesis of representation. Jan 01, 2014 the competition has increased since that first edition, notably with joe hughes s deleuzes difference and repetition. Rather, difference and repetition conceptually works out a challenge to thinking of philosophy solely in terms of concepts as sets of signifiers. Outline of gilles deleuze, difference et repetition. 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. Download pdf deleuze s difference and repetition free. 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. The repetition of eternal return, or the disastrous step. Difference and repetition gilles deleuze difference and repetition gilles deleuze difference and repetition gilles deleuze difference and repetition french. A readers guide a readers guides by hughes, joe isbn. Deleuzes difference and repetition by joe hughes, 9780826426963.
It was deleuzes major thesis and his first statement of his own philosophical position and of the approach to. Deleuze s difference and repetition by joe hughes, 9780826426963, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Machiavelli, historical repetition, and french philosophies of difference. Gilles deleuzes difference and repetition edinburgh. Ive been working onandoff on early deleuze mostly difference and repetition and logic of sense for a few months, trying to get as rigorous a grasp as i can manage. The repetition of eternal return, or the disastrous step jason winfree and what would eternal return be, if we forgot that it is a vertiginous movement endowed with a force. 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. An interpretation of deleuzes difference and repetition.
A critical introduction and guide by james williams and deleuzes difference and repetition. Difference et repetition is a 1968 book by the french philosopher gilles deleuze. 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. 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. And in that small essay, there is an idea with some very big implications. Simply put, these two things, difference and repetition, have historically always been thought, starting from identity as the basis from which they can be determined. Originally published in france, it was translated into english by paul patton in 1994. Gilles deleuze, difference and repetition philpapers. Joe hughes in his introduction to difference and repetition makes a. 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. Aug 17, 2011 heres a first video concerning difference and repetition by gilles deleuze. A critical introduction and guide this is the first critical introduction to difference and repetition, gilles deleuzes most important work of philosophy and one of the most significant texts of contemporary philosophy. 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. 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.
Rather, concepts are markers of problematic fields, and our encounter with those fields will affectively change us. Deleuzes stuttering 4 there is a small collection of essays by gilles deleuze called, essays critical and clinical. When it comes to difference and repetition itself there are two commentaries which are fairly good though neither is perfect in my opinion. Every formula which implies their confusion is regrettable. Modern life is such that, confronted with the most mechanical, the most. In a certain sense the central idea of difference and repetition can be summed up reasonably quickly. Deleuze s difference and repetition by joe hughes, 9780826421128, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Repetition and generality must be distinguished in several ways. Successfully defended in 1969 as deleuze s main thesis toward his doctorat detat at the sorbonne, the work has been central in initiating the shift in french.
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. Deleuze wants to show that there is a materiality of expression that is also a. Ideas are structures of differential relations, elements, and. After writing two early books on lyotard 1998 and 2000. James williams has emerged as one of the most important and accomplished readers of the philosophy of gilles deleuze. Reddit gives you the best of the internet in one place. A readers guide offers a concise and accessible introduction to this hugely important and yet notoriously demanding work.