| The Signature of the World Contributor(s): Alliez, Eric (Author), Albert, Eliot Ross (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0826456219 ISBN-13: 9780826456212 Publisher: Continuum OUR PRICE: $52.42 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: Tuch contemporary philosophy has revelled in declaring the end of metaphysics, of ontology, and sometimes of philosophy itself. In sharp contrast, The Signature of the World is a forceful reminder of the power of philosophy and the need for a reinvention of metaphysics. The Signature of the World focuses on one of the most influential works of contemporary philosophy: What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, their last joint work after the revolutionary texts, Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus. The Signature of the World sets What is Philosophy? in the context of earlier work by the two theorists and the work of both analytic philosophers and continental theorists. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Metaphysics - Philosophy | Criticism |
| Dewey: 194 |
| LCCN: 2004055283 |
| Series: Athlone Contemporary European Thinkers |
| Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.5" W x 8.48" (0.46 lbs) 120 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Signature of the World focuses on one of the most influential works of contemporary philosophy: What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, their last joint work after Anti-Oedipus and A Thousand Plateaus. It sets What is Philosophy? in the context of earlier work by the two thinkers and, in a manner sure to challenge and provoke, juxtaposes it to the work of both analytic philosophers and continental phenomenologists. Alliez explores the distinctive theory of thought put forth by Deleuze & Guattari from a series of angles, delving into their revolutionary, Spinozist treatment of the history of philosophy, elucidating their engagement with the metaphysics of current research programmes in the sciences and delineating their invention of a 'material meta-aesthetics' capable of responding to the most radical experiments in contemporary art. Much recent philosophy has revelled in declaring the end of metaphysics, of ontology, and sometimes of philosophy itself. In sharp contrast, The Signature of the World is a forceful reminder of the power of ontology and the need for a materialist reinvention of metaphysics. The Signature of the World is here accompanied by two appendices, 'Deleuze Virtual Philosophy' and 'On the Philosophy of Gilles Deleuze: An Introduction to (the) Matter', as well as a preface by Alberto Toscano. |