Affirming Divergence

Deleuze's Reading of Leibniz

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Av Alex Tissandier

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Alex Tissandier argues that an understanding of Deleuze's relationship to Leibniz is essential for a full understanding of his philosophy. Throughout Deleuze's work we find two opposing characterisations of Leibniz. On the one hand Deleuze presents Leibniz as a conservative theologian committed to justifying the order and harmony of a God-governed world. On the other, Leibniz appears as a revolutionary thinker credited with "the most insane concept creation we have ever witnessed in philosophy."Tissandier traces Leibniz's ambiguous status for Deleuze in order to provide a framework for explaining two key ideas in Deleuze's own philosophy: a concept of difference that is not reducible to a relation of contradiction and an account of the genesis of the world that does not presuppose the structure of representation.

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Utgivningsdatum2018-06-30
Mått156 x 234 x 18 mm
Vikt440 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePlateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies
Antal sidor224
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9781474417747

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Part I: Expressionism in Philosophy: Spinoza; 1. Leibniz, Spinoza and the Anti-Cartesian Reaction; 2. Leibniz and Expression; Part II: Difference and Repetition and Logic of Sense; 3. Deleuze’s Critique of Representation; 4. A Leibnizian World; Part III: The Fold; 5. Material Folds and the Lower Level of the Baroque House; 6. Spiritual folds and the Upper Level of the Baroque House; Conclusion: The New Discord; Bibliography.

Leibniz’s influence on Deleuze has long been recognised,　but rarely analysed, and Tissandier’s much needed book provides an unparalleled　analysis of the development of Deleuze’s relationship to him. Drawing together and　reconstructing readings from across　Deleuze’s career, Tissandier provides a　nuanced, comprehensive account of Deleuze’s increasingly radical reading of Leibniz,　from the early, fragmentary readings of　Expressionism　in Philosophy: Spinoza　and　Difference　and Repetition　to the mature thought of　the　Fold.　Affirming Divergence　is a deep,　rigorous analysis that affirms the centrality of Leibniz for Deleuze’s thought,　providing a major　contribution to our understanding of Deleuze’s relationship　to the history of philosophy, and to our understanding of his philosophy itself.