Essays on Deleuze / / Daniel Smith.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Smith, Daniel,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2012
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (480 p.) :; 3 B/W illustrations 3 B/W line art

Gathers 20 of Smith’s new and classic essays into one volume for the first timeCombining his most important pieces over the last 15 years along with two completely new essays, ‘On the Becoming of Concepts’ and ‘The Idea of the Open’, this volume is Smith’s definitive treatise on Deleuze. The four sections cover Deleuze’s use of the history of philosophy, his philosophical system, several Deleuzian concepts and his position within contemporary philosophy.Smith’s essays are frequent references for students and scholars working on Deleuze. Several of the articles have already become touchstones in the field, notably those on Alain Badiou and Jacques Derrida. For anyone interested in Deleuze’s philosophy, this book is not to be missed.Key featuresThe first book written by Daniel W. Smith, one of the world's leading commentators on DeleuzeFocuses exclusively on the philosophical themes of Deleuze's work, setting it apart from other works on Deleuze and making it an essential collection for philosophers working on Deleuze

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- I. Deleuze and the History of Philosophy -- II. Deleuze’s Philosophical System -- IV. Deleuze and Contemporary Philosophy -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index