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What Is Philosophy? (European Perspectives a Series in Social Thought & Cultural Ctiticism)

Gilles Deleuze

Called by many France's leading intellectual, Gilles Deleuze is one of the most important philosophers in the Western world. His acclaimed works and celebrated collaborations with Felix Guattari have established him as a seminal figure in the fields of philosophy, cultural studies, and literary theo...

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Philosophize This!

Deleuze and Guattari's 1991 book "What is Philosophy?" was discussed. It argues that philosophy's role is creating new ideas and ways of thinking, rather than discovering objective truths. Philosophy is the art of concept creation.

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And maybe the best place to begin answering this question, how might one live lies in looking at Deleuze and Guattari's 1991 book titled What is Philosophy?

— Episode: Episode #125 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 1 -...

Episode: Episode #125 ... Gilles Deleuze pt. 1 - What is Ph...

Deleuze and Guattari's 1991 book "What is Philosophy?" was discussed. It argues that philosophy's role is creating new ideas and ways of thinking, rather than discovering objective truths. Philosophy is the art of concept creation.

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And maybe the best place to begin answering this question, how might one live lies in looking at Deleuze and Guattari's 1991 book titled What is Philosophy?

And a significant portion of their book, What is Philosophy is dedicated to showing how these three practices are distinct from each other.

He talks in chapter one of what is philosophy about the relationship between the philosopher and the concept.

Just to recap, we have the concepts themselves existing on this metaphorical plane of eminence delivered by the conceptual personae that gives the work context.

This will probably be a recurring theme in this series on Deleuze, the resolution of old arguments in philosophy.

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