François Laruelle's <i>Philosophies of Difference</i>: François Laruelle's Philosophies of Difference: A Critical Introduction and Guide

**Everything you need to understand both Laruelle’s critique of difference and his project of non-philosophy** GBS\_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748668120','ISBN:9780748668144','ISBN:9780748668137','ISBN:9780748668151']);Gilles Deleuze described Laruelle’s thought as ‘one of the most interesting undertakings of contemporary philosophy’. Now, Rocco Gangle – who translated Laruelle's philosophy into English – takes you through Laruelle's trailblazing book __Philosophies of Difference__, helping you to understand both Laruelle’s critique of Difference and his project of non-philosophy, which has become one of the most intriguing avenues in contemporary thought. He explains the context within which Laruelle’s thought developed and takes you through the challenging argument and conceptual scaffolding of 'Philosophies of Difference'. **Key Feature** * Critiques philosophical Difference as a whole and the 3 specific models treated by Laruelle: Nietzsche-Deleuze, Heidegger and Derrida * Situates Philosophies of Difference within the rest of Laruelle’s work and contemporary European thought * Explains the key shift from philosophy to non-philosophy which makes Laruelle so intriguing to philosophers today * Shows how Laruelle impacted on the work of Deleuze and Badiou and the Speculative Realism movement " Everything you need to understand both Laruelle’s critique of difference and his project of non-philosophy GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup(['ISBN:9780748668120','ISBN:9780748668144','ISBN:9780748668137','ISBN:9780748668151']); Gilles Deleuze described Laruelle’s thought as ‘one of the most interesting undertakings of contemporary philosophy’. Now, Rocco Gangle – who translated Laruelle's philosophy into English – takes you through Laruelle's trailblazing book Philosophies of Difference , helping you to understand both Laruelle’s critique of Difference and his project of non-philosophy, which has become one of the most intriguing avenues in contemporary thought. He explains the context within which Laruelle’s thought developed and takes you through the challenging argument and conceptual scaffolding of 'Philosophies of Difference'. Key Feature Critiques philosophical Difference as a whole and the 3 specific models treated by Laruelle: Nietzsche-Deleuze, Heidegger and Derrida Situates Philosophies of Difference within the rest of Laruelle’s work and contemporary European thought Explains the key shift from philosophy to non-philosophy which makes Laruelle so intriguing to philosophers today Shows how Laruelle impacted on the work of Deleuze and Badiou and the Speculative Realism movement Situating Philosophies Of Difference -- The Critique Of Difference -- The Nietzsche-deleuzean Model Of Difference : Idealism -- The Heideggerean Model Of Difference : Finitude -- The Derridean Model Of Difference : Differance -- From Difference To Vision-in-one. Rocco Gangle. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 183-188) And Index. Takes students and academics through Philosophies of Difference, following the development of Francois Laruelle's thought, unpicking the difficult structure, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the text and evaluating the arguments for and against his ideas.