Truth and genesis : philosophy as differential ontology / Miguel de Beistegui.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beistegui, Miguel de, 1966-

Series:

Studies in Continental thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ontology.

Physical Description:

xiii, 390 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2004]

Summary:

In Truth and Genesis, Miguel de Beistegui considers the role and meaning of philosophy today. Calling for a new departure for philosophy, one that brings together philosophy's scattered identities, de Beistegui proposes a robust and unified philosophy that would find itself equally at home in artistic and scientific disciplines. To build this renewed philosophy, de Beistegui turns to Aristotle and the earliest foundations of thought. He traces philosophy's development through the medieval and modern periods before comparing and investigating the work of two of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers, Martin Heidegger and Gilles Deleuze. In particular, de Beistegui focuses on Deleuze's Difference and Repetition and Heidegger's Contributions to Philosophy for their handling of the concept of difference. De Beistegui concludes that Deleuze and Heidegger are irreconcilable, but it is in their disagreements that he sees a way to liberate philosophy from its current crisis.

Contents:

The origins of onto-tauto-logy

Absolute identity

Eventful being : on Ereignis

Abyssal being : on time-space

Intersticial being : on dif-ference

Physics beyond metaphysics?

The renewal of ontology

Virtual multiplicities

Smooth space and volcanic time.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-379) and index.

ISBN:

0253343925

0253216710

OCLC:

53951078