Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy

by Manuel DeLanda

Overview

First published 10 years ago, Manuel DeLanda's Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy rapidly established itself as a landmark text in contemporary continental thought. DeLanda here draws on the realist philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to the domain of philosophy of science. As well as contemporary philosophical insights, the book also tackles new developments in geometry, complexity theory and chaos theory to bring new insights to our understanding of a scientific knowledge liberated from traditional ideas of essence.

Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, this edition includes a new preface by Delanda, revisiting the themes of his book ten years on.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780937991
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	06/27/2013
Series:	Bloomsbury Revelations
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	470,076
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is now Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, USA.

Table of Contents

Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy
Introduction: Deleuze's World
1. The Mathematics of Virtual Philosophy: Manifolds, Vector Fields and Transformation Groups
2. The Actualization of the Virtual in Space
3. The Actualization of the Virtual in Time
4. Virtuality and the Laws of Physics
Appendix: Deleuze's Words
Index

Editorial Reviews

'...Manuel DeLanda's Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy ...an exceptionally wrought and detailed investigation of Deleuze's philosophy in relation to contemporary debates in science, including the 'new science' of complexity theory...exceptional. DeLanda is and has been for many years one of the best explicators of Deleuze...his skill in this area is very much in evidence in his most recent book.” —Marcel Swiboda, Immanence

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