Difference and Repetition (European Perspectives: A Series in Social Thought and Cultural Criticism)

This brilliant exposition of the critique of identity is a classic in contemporary philosophy and one of Deleuze's most important works. Of fundamental importance to literary critics and philosophers,Difference and Repetition develops two central conceptspure difference and complex repetitionand shows how the two concepts are related. While difference implies divergence and decentering, repetition is associated with displacement and disguising. Central in initiating the shift in French thought away from Hegel and Marx toward Nietzsche and Freud, Difference and Repetition moves deftly to establish a fundamental critique of Western metaphysics. Difference And Repetition, A Brilliant Exposition Of The Critique Of Identity, Has Come To Be Considered A Contemporary Classic In Philosophy And One Of Deleuze's Most Original Works. Successfully Defended In 1969 As Deleuze's Main Thesis Toward His Doctorat D'etat At The Sorbonne, The Work Has Been Central In Initiating The Shift In French Thought Away From Hegel And Marx, Towards Nietzsche And Freud. The Text Follows The Development Of Two Central Concepts, Those Of Pure Difference And Complex Repetition. It Shows How The Two Concepts Are Related - Difference Implying Divergence And Decentering, And Repetition Implying Displacement And Disguising. In Its Explication The Work Moves Deftly Between Hegel, Kierkegaard, Freud, Althusser, And Nietzsche To Establish A Fundamental Critique Of Western Metaphysics. Difference And Repetition Has Become Essential To The Work Of Literary Critics And Philosophers Alike, And This Translation His Been Long Awaited. Introduction : Repetition And Difference -- Difference In Itself -- Repetition For Itself -- The Image Of Thought -- Ideas And The Synthesis Of Difference -- Asymmetrical Synthesis Of The Sensible. Gilles Deleuze ; Translated By Paul Patton. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 334-343) And Index. An exposition of the critique of identity and one of the seminal post-existentialist, post-structuralist texts, first published in France in 1968 and defended in 1969 as Deleuze's main thesis toward his Doctorat d'Etat at the Sorbonne. Translated by Paul Patton. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. From the author of "Nietzsche and Philosophy", "Kant's Critical Philosophy", "Cinema I" and "Cinema II", and "Logic of Sense", this book provides an exposition of the critique of identity, and discusses two central concepts - pure difference and complex repetition