| Gilles Deleuze's ABCs: The Folds of Friendship Contributor(s): Stivale, Charles J. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0801887232 ISBN-13: 9780801887239 Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 2008 Annotation: Friendship, in its nature, purpose, and effects, has been an important concern of philosophy since antiquity. It was of particular significance in the life of Gilles Deleuze, one of the most original and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. Taking L'Abcdaire de Gilles Deleuze -- an eight-hour video interview that was intended to be aired only after Deleuze's death -- as a key source, Charles J. Stivale examines the role of friendship as it appears in Deleuze's work and life. Stivale develops a zigzag methodology practiced by Deleuze himself to explore several concepts as they relate to friendship and to discern how friendship shifts, slips, and creates movement between Deleuze and specific friends. The first section of this study discusses the elements of creativity, pedagogy, and literature that appear implicitly and explicitly in his work. The second section focuses on Deleuze's friendships with Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Claire Parnet, and Flix Guattari and reveals his conception of friendship as an ultimately impersonal form of intensity that goes beyond personal relationships. Stivale's analysis offers an intimate view into the thought of one of the greatest thinkers of our time. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Social - Philosophy | Criticism |
| Dewey: 177.62 |
| LCCN: 2007023323 |
| Series: Parallax: Re-Visions of Culture and Society (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 6.35" W x 9.13" (0.96 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Friendship |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Friendship, in its nature, purpose, and effects, has been an important concern of philosophy since antiquity. It was of particular significance in the life of Gilles Deleuze, one of the most original and influential philosophers of the late twentieth century. Taking L'Ab c daire de Gilles Deleuze--an eight-hour video interview that was intended to be aired only after Deleuze's death--as a key source, Charles J. Stivale examines the role of friendship as it appears in Deleuze's work and life. Stivale develops a zigzag methodology practiced by Deleuze himself to explore several concepts as they relate to friendship and to discern how friendship shifts, slips, and creates movement between Deleuze and specific friends. The first section of this study discusses the elements of creativity, pedagogy, and literature that appear implicitly and explicitly in his work. The second section focuses on Deleuze's friendships with Michel Foucault, Jacques Derrida, Claire Parnet, and F lix Guattari and reveals his conception of friendship as an ultimately impersonal form of intensity that goes beyond personal relationships. Stivale's analysis offers an intimate view into the thought of one of the greatest thinkers of our time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stivale, Charles J.: - Charles J. Stivale is Distinguished Professor of French at Wayne State University. |