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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453959303321

Autore

Williams James <1965->

Titolo

Gilles Deleuze's Logic of sense [[electronic resource] ] : a critical introduction and guide / / James Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2008

ISBN

1-281-78574-1

9786611785741

0-7486-3138-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (233 p.)

Collana

Russell cousin series

Disciplina

121.68

Soggetti

Meaning (Philosophy)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Note on references; 1. Introduction to the logic of sense; 2. Language and event; 3. Philosophy as event; 4. Morals and events; 5. Thought and the unconscious; 6. Conclusion: on method and metaphysics; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book offers the first critical study of The Logic of Sense, Gilles Deleuze's most important work on language and ethics, as well as the main source for his vital philosophy of the event. Deleuze's philosophy has always promised a revolution in ethical theories and in our understanding of the relation between language, thought and action. This book develops a critical reading of Deleuze's work in order to convey the potential and risks of his new approaches to questions of how to live an intense life in response to the excitement and danger of events. This interpretation covers all aspects