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.
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'What is Deleuze and Guattari's Philosophy?
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781847142443
Publisert
2015
Utgave
1. utgave
Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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