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Deleuze remains indifferent to the ambient pathos related to the end of metaphysics and compares the undertakings of destruction, overcoming and deconstruction of metaphysics with the gestures of murderers. He considers himself “a pure metaphysician,” which is rather unique in the contemporary philosophical landscape. What are we to make of this and similar claims? What do they mean in light of the effort made during the last several centuries to overcome, overturn, destroy, or deconstruct metaphysics? If we consider Deleuze’s work more closely, might find him engaging in the kind of thinking that is commonly referred to as metaphysical? And if Deleuze is indeed a metaphysician, does this undercut the many insightful contributions of the twentieth century philosophers who dedicate their thought to bringing down Western metaphysical tradition? Or does it suggest that there is a sense of metaphysics that should nevertheless be preserved? These and similar questions are addressed in this volume by a series of international scholars. The goal of the book is to critically engage an aspect of Deleuze’s thought that, for the most part, has been neglected, and to understand better his “immanent metaphysics.” It also seeks to explore the consequences of such an engagement.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Leaving Metaphysics? Deleuze on the Event, Alberto Anelli
Chapter 2: Mathematics, Structure, Metaphysics: Deleuze and Category Theory, Rocco Gangle
Chapter 3: Difference and Speculation: Heidegger, Meillassoux, and Deleuze
on Sufficient Reason, Sjoerd van Tuinen
Chapter 4: The Physics of Sense: Bruno, Schelling, Deleuze, Joshua Ramey and Daniel Whistler
Chapter 5: The Obscure Metaphysics of Gilles Deleuze, Julia Sushytska
Chapter 6: Deleuze and Badiou on Being and the Event, Alain Beaulieu
Chapter 7: Disanalogous Being: Deleuze, Spinoza, and Univocal Metaphysics, Adrian Switzer
Chapter 8: Crowned Anarchies, Substantial Attributes, and the Transcendental
Problem of Stupidity, Gregory Kalyniuk
Chapter 9: Revolution and the Return of Metaphysics, Thomas Nail
Chapter 10: Whence Intensity? Deleuze and the Revival of a Concept, Mary Beth Mader

Product details

Published Mar 24 2017
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 266
ISBN 9781498508674
Imprint Lexington Books
Illustrations 1 Table
Dimensions 9 x 6 inches
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Anthology Editor

Alain Beaulieu

Anthology Editor

Edward Kazarian

Anthology Editor

Julia Sushytska

Contributor

Alberto Anelli

Contributor

Joshua Ramey

Contributor

Adrian Switzer

Contributor

Daniel Whistler

Contributor

Rocco Gangle

Contributor

Mary Beth Mader

Contributor

Thomas Nail

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