The Cambridge Companion to Deleuze

This book provides a clear, comprehensive survey of Deleuze's philosophy, whilst also offering deep analysis of key aspects of his thought.

Daniel W. Smith (Edited by), Henry Somers-Hall (Edited by)

9780521175715, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 27 September 2012

396 pages
22.8 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.61 kg

'… the editors have brought together an array of major scholars in the field, in this case to address a range of issues related to Deleuze's work … Each essay is of high quality … Recommended …' A. D. Schrift, CHOICE

Gilles Deleuze (1925–95) was an influential and provocative twentieth-century thinker who developed and presented an alternative to the image of thought found in traditional philosophy. This volume offers an extensive survey of Deleuze's philosophy by some of his most influential interpreters. The essays give lucid accounts of the fundamental themes of his metaphysical work and its ethical and political implications. They clearly situate his thinking within the philosophical tradition, with detailed studies of his engagements with phenomenology, post-Kantianism and the sciences, and also his interventions in the arts. As well as offering new research on established areas of Deleuze scholarship, several essays address key themes that have not previously been given the attention they deserve in the English-speaking world.

Introduction Henry Somers-Hall
1. Deleuze and the history of philosophy Daniel W. Smith
2. Difference and repetition James Williams
3. The Deleuzian reversal of Platonism Miguel Beistegui
4. Deleuze and Kant Beth Lord
5. Phenomenology and metaphysics, and chaos: on the fragility of the event in Deleuze Leonard Lawlor
6. Deleuze and structuralism François Dosse
7. Deleuze and Guattari: Guattareuze and Co. Gary Genosko
8. Nomadic ethics Rosi Braidotti
9. Deleuze's political philosophy Paul Patton
10. Deleuze, mathematics, and realist ontology Manuel Delanda
11. Deleuze and life John Protevi
12. Gilles Deleuze's aesthetics of sensation Dorothea Olkowski
13. Deleuze and literature Ronald Bogue
14. Deleuze and psychoanalysis Eugene Holland
15. Deleuze's philosophical heritage: unity, difference, and onto-theology Henry Somers-Hall.

Subject Areas: History of ideas [JFCX], History of Western philosophy [HPC], Philosophy [HP], Literary studies: from c 1900 - [DSBH], Literary studies: general [DSB], Literary theory [DSA]