History and Becoming: Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity

ISBN-13: 9780748645305 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 232 str.

Craig Lundy

Opis

Explores the nature and relation of history and becoming in the work of Gilles Deleuze. How are we to understand the process of transformation, the creation of the new, and its relation to what has come before? In History and Becoming, Craig Lundy puts forward a series of fresh and provocative responses to this enduring problematic. Through an analysis of Gilles Deleuze's major solo works and his collaborations with Felix Guattari, he demonstrates how history and becoming work together in driving novelty, transmutation and experimentation. What emerges from this exploration is a new way of thinking about history and the vital role it plays in bringing forth the future.
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Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Depths of History; Historical Intensities; Historical Depth; Towards the Future; 2. The Surfaces of History; The Logic of Surface Becoming; The History of Developmental Becoming; The Herculean Surface 3. Nomadic History; The Nomad and the State; The Phylum and the Smith; Pluralism=Monism; 4. From Prehistory to Universal History; The Prehistory of the State Apparatus; The Universalism of Capitalism; The Contingency of Universal History; The Creativity of Universal History; 5. What is History in What Is Philosophy?; Historical Concepts; Historical Planes; Historical Personae; Historiophilosophy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.