The Non-Philosophy of Gilles Deleuze

by Gregg Lambert

The Non-Philosophy of Gilles Deleuze takes up Deleuze's most powerful argument on the task of contemporary philosophy in the West. Deleuze argues that it is only through a creative engagement with the forms of non-philosophy--notably modern art, literature and cinema--that philosophy can hope to attain the conceptual resources to restore the broken links of perception, language and emotion. In short, this is the only future for philosophy if it is to repair its fragile relationship to immanence to the world as it is.A sequence of dazzling essays analyze Deleuze's investigations into the modern arts. Particular attention is paid to Deleuze's exploration of Liebniz in relation to modern painting and of Borges to an understanding of the relationship between philosophy, literature and language. By illustrating Deleuze's own approach to the arts, and to modern literature in particular, the book demonstrates the critical significance of Deleuze's call for a future philosophy defined as an art of inventing concepts.

Genres: Philosophy

198 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 2002

Reviews

[Thomas · Rating 4 out of 5]

"it is no longer a matter of saying: to create is to remember - but rather, to remember is to create [...]. And it is nog longer a matter of saying: to create is to think - but rather, to think is to create and primarily to create the act of thinking within thought. To think, then, is to create food for thought."

Deleuze blijft lastig, waardoor ook secundaire literatuur moeilijk blijft, maar toch is dit een goede studie dat erin slaagt om aan te tonen hoe Deleuze denkt, en waarmee hij in gesprek gaat om zijn gedachten - of concepten - te scheppen. Filosofie is voor hem immers de creatie van concepten, en hij is daarmee in essentie de filosoof van creativiteit en vernieuwing. Maar goed, niets is wat het lijkt, want gelijkenis is een aftreksel van verschil, en daarmee is ook de notie "vernieuwing" onver-gelijkbaar met wat men "denkt "dat hij denkt.

[Cole · Rating 3 out of 5]

Taking contemporary philosophy seriously is something I struggle with so I thought an overview of a relatively contemporary philosopher was in order, and this book helped. Will be memorizing multiple passages from this and the books from which it quotes.