Gilles Deleuze's difference and repetition : a critical introduction and guide / James Williams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Williams, James.

Series:

Critical Introductions and Guides : CIG

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995. Différence et répétition.

Deleuze, Gilles.

Philosophy, French--20th century--History and criticism.

Philosophy, French.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A revised, expanded and fully up-to-date critical introduction to Deleuze's most important work of philosophy. This second edition of Williams' classic text includes significant new material on the idea of intensity, Deleuze and science and questions of action after Difference and Repetition, all of which feed into current debates around Deleuzian practice in politics and ethics. He also engages with the recent foremost interpretations of Deleuze by Bryant, Sauvagnargues, Smith, Somers-Hall and de Beistegui which will help guide you through the key debates and oppositions. A final critical sec

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1Introduction; 2 Outside Repetition, Generality and Laws; 3 Difference; 4 Repetition; 5 Against Common Sense; 6 What is an Idea?; 7 What is Reality?; 8 Difference and Repetition Revisited; 9 Conclusion: Beyond the Self; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748668946

0748668942

9781299105652

1299105653

OCLC:

827955327