The signature of the world, or, What is Deleuze and Guattari philosophy? Eric Alliez ; translated by Eliot Ross Albert and Alberto Toscano ; with a preface by Alberto Toscano.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alliez, Éric, author.

Series:

Athlone contemporary European thinkers.

Athlone contemporary European thinkers

Standardized Title:

Signature du monde, ou, Qu'est-ce que la philosophie de Deleuze et Guattari? English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995.

Deleuze, Gilles.

Guattari, Félix, 1930-1992.

Guattari, Félix.

Ontology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (151 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Signature du monde

Qu'est-ce que la philosophie de Deleuze et Guattari?

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Signature of the World focuses on one of the most influential works of contemporary philosophy: What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, their last joint work after Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus. It sets What is Philosophy? in the context of earlier work by the two thinkers and, in a manner sure to challenge and provoke, juxtaposes it to the work of both analytic philosophers and continental phenomenologists. Alliez explores the distinctive theory of thought put forth by Deleuze & Guattari from a series of angles, delving into their revolutionary, Spinozist treatment of the history of philosophy, elucidating their engagement with the metaphysics of current research programmes in the sciences and delineating their invention of a 'material meta-aesthetics' capable of responding to the most radical experiments in contemporary art. Much recent philosophy has revelled in declaring the end of metaphysics, of ontology, and sometimes of philosophy itself. In sharp contrast, The Signature of the World is a forceful reminder of the power of ontology and the need for a materialist reinvention of metaphysics. The Signature of the World is here accompanied by two appendices, 'Deleuze Virtual Philosophy' and 'On the Philosophy of Gilles Deleuze: An Introduction to (the) Matter', as well as a preface by Alberto Toscano

Contents:

Presentation by Heinz Wismann

The Coloured Thickness of a Problem. Preface by Alberto Toscano

Notes and Acknowledgments

Introduction

I. The Ethics of Philosophy

II. The Aetiology of Science

III. Onto-Ethologics

Appendix 1: Deleuze Virtual Philosophy

Appendix 2: On the Philosophy of Gilles Deleuze: An Introduction to (the) Matter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index

ISBN:

9786611298395

9781472547491

1472547497

9781281298393

1281298395

9781847142443

1847142443

OCLC:

268793884