François Laruelle’s Philosophies of Difference : : A Critical Introduction and Guide / / Rocco Gangle.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2013-2000
• VerfasserIn: Gangle, Rocco,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2013
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Critical Introductions and Guides : CIG
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (216 p.)

Everything you need to understand both Laruelle’s critique of difference and his project of non-philosophyGBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748668120','ISBN:9780748668144','ISBN:9780748668137','ISBN:9780748668151']);Gilles Deleuze described Laruelle’s thought as ‘one of the most interesting undertakings of contemporary philosophy’. Now, Rocco Gangle – who translated Laruelle's philosophy into English – takes you through Laruelle's trailblazing book Philosophies of Difference, helping you to understand both Laruelle’s critique of Difference and his project of non-philosophy, which has become one of the most intriguing avenues in contemporary thought. He explains the context within which Laruelle’s thought developed and takes you through the challenging argument and conceptual scaffolding of 'Philosophies of Difference'. Key FeatureCritiques philosophical Difference as a whole and the 3 specific models treated by Laruelle: Nietzsche-Deleuze, Heidegger and DerridaSituates Philosophies of Difference within the rest of Laruelle’s work and contemporary European thoughtExplains the key shift from philosophy to non-philosophy which makes Laruelle so intriguing to philosophers todayShows how Laruelle impacted on the work of Deleuze and Badiou and the Speculative Realism movement"

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Situating Philosophies of Difference -- 2 The critique of Difference -- 3 The Nietzsche-Deleuzean model of Difference: Idealism -- 4 The Heideggerean model of Difference: Finitude -- 5 The Derridean model of Difference: Differance -- 6 From Difference to vision-in-One -- Bibliography -- Index