Difference and Givenness : Deleuze's Transcendental Empiricism and the Ontology of Immanence Paperback / softback
by Levi Bryant
Part of the Topics in Historical Philosophy series
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From one end of his philosophical work to the other, Gilles Deleuze consistently described his position as a transcendental empiricism.
But just what is transcendental about Deleuze's transcendental empiricism? And how does his position fit with the traditional empiricism articulated by Hume?
In ""Difference and Givenness"", Levi R. Bryant addresses these long-neglected questions so critical to an understanding of Deleuze's thinking.
Through a close examination of Deleuze's independent work - focusing especially on ""Difference and Repetition"" - as well as his engagement with thinkers such as Kant, Maimon, Bergson, and Simondon, Bryant sets out to unearth Deleuze's transcendental empiricism and to show how it differs from transcendental idealism, absolute idealism, and traditional empiricism.What emerges from these efforts is a metaphysics that strives to articulate the conditions for real existence, capable of accounting for the individual itself without falling into conceptual or essentialist abstraction.
In Bryant's analysis, Deleuze's metaphysics articulates an account of being as process or creative individuation based on difference, as well as a challenging critique - and explanation - of essentialist substance ontologies.
A clear and powerful discussion of how Deleuze's project relates to two of the most influential strains in the history of philosophy, this book will prove essential to anyone seeking to understand Deleuze's thought and its specific contribution to metaphysics and epistemology.
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- Publisher:Northwestern University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2008
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:352 pages
- Publisher:Northwestern University Press
- Publication Date:30/04/2008
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- ISBN:9780810124547
