| Germinal Life: The Difference and Repetition of Deleuze Contributor(s): Ansell-Pearson, Keith (Author), Pearson, Keith Ansell (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415183510 ISBN-13: 9780415183512 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $44.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1999 Annotation: "Germinal Life" embarks on a fascinating tour of ethology, biology, ethics, literature and cyborgs. Opening with a linking of Richard Dawkin's theory of the extended phenotype and Deleuzian thought, Ansell Pearson introduces the idea of germinal life to challenge traditional notions of ethology and philosophy. By revisiting nineteenth century Darwinism and the origins of germ science, Keith Ansell Pearson develops a stunning reading of Deleuze's key texts. He also introduces highly original interpretations of classic modern literature, including Thomas Hardy's "Tess" and D.H.Lawrence's "Kangaroo" before connecting these themes with cyborgism and the work of the performance artist Stelarc. As a companion to Ansell Pearson's "Viroid Life," which explored Nietzsche's philosophy of the human, "Germinal Life" provides a highly original study of the biophilosophical aspects of Deleuze's thought. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects - Philosophy | History & Surveys - Modern |
| Dewey: 194 |
| LCCN: 98041197 |
| Lexile Measure: 1520 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 6.12" W x 9.34" (0.89 lbs) 282 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Germinal Life is the sequel to the highly successful Viroid Life. Where Viroid Life provided a compelling reading of Nietzsche's philosophy of the human, Germinal Life is an original and groundbreaking analysis of little known and difficult theoretical aspects of the work of French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. In particular, Keith Ansell Pearson provides fresh and insightful readings of Deleuze's work on Bergson and Deleuze's most famous texts Difference and Repetition and A Thousand Plateaus. Germinal Life also provides new insights into Deleuze's relation to some of the most original thinkers of modernity, from Darwin to Freud and Nietzsche, and explores the connections between Deleuze and more recent thinkers such as Adorno and Merleau-Ponty. |