Deleuze's Difference and Repetition: An Edinburgh Philosophical Guide

by Henry Somers-Hall

Overview

When students read Difference and Repetition for the first time, they face two main hurdles: the wide range of sources that Deleuze draws upon and his dense writing style. This Edinburgh Philosophical Guide helps students to negotiate these hurdles, taking them through the text step by step. It situates Deleuze within Continental philosophy more broadly and explains why he develops his philosophy in his unique way. Seasoned Deleuzians will also be interested in Somers-Hall's novel interpretation of Difference and Repetition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780748646777
Publisher:	Edinburgh University Press
Publication date:	03/01/2013
Series:	Edinburgh Philosophical Guides
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Henry Somers-Hall is a Reader in philosophy at Royal Holloway, University of London. He is the author of Hegel, Deleuze, and the Critique of Representation (2012) and Deleuze’s Difference and Repetition (2013), and co-editor of the Cambridge Companion to Deleuze (2012). He is interested in the interrelations of German idealism, phenomenology, and the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Abbreviations; Part I: A Guide to the Text; Introduction: Repetition and Difference; Chapter One: Difference In Itself; Chapter Two: Repetition For Itself; Chapter Three: The Image of Thought; Chapter Four: Ideas and the Synthesis of Difference; Chapter Five: The Asymmetric Synthesis of the Sensible; The Two Prefaces; Part II: Study Aids; Glossary; Further Reading; Tips for Writing about Deleuze; Bibliography; Index.

What People are Saying About This

I would dearly have loved to have had this book at hand when I first read Difference and Repetition, and when I first taught it too! Its virtues of clarity, concision, and insight mean that experts and novices alike will benefit from it. Highly recommended.

John Protevi

I would dearly have loved to have had this book at hand when I first read Difference and Repetition, and when I first taught it too! Its virtues of clarity, concision, and insight mean that experts and novices alike will benefit from it. Highly recommended.

Irish Left Review

Unless spoon-fed on Deleuze from a very young age, Difference and Repetition is not an easy book to get your head around ... A guide is fairly essential and the best one available in print is written by Henry Somers-Hall as part of the Edinburgh Philosophical Guides series.

Editorial Reviews

"Unless spoon-fed on Deleuze from a very young age, Difference and Repetition is not an easy book to get your head around ... A guide is fairly essential and the best one available in print is written by Henry Somers-Hall as part of the Edinburgh Philosophical Guides series."—Irish Left Review

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