Synopses & Reviews
The essential toolkit for anyone approaching Deleuze for the first time. Students face two main hurdles faced when approaching Difference and Repetition: the wide range of philosophical sources Deleuze draws upon and the density of his philosophical prose. Henry Somers-Hall situates Deleuze within the broader philosophical tradition and makes it clear why he develops his philosophy in the way that he does.- Written to be read alongside Difference and Repetition - Introduces the key themes of the book and offers and novel interpretation - Presents a positive, alternative philosophy of difference
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."--Irish Left Review
Synopsis
The essential toolkit for anyone approaching Deleuze for the first time. 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 paragraphy by paragraph. It situates Deleuze within Continental philosophy more broadly and explains why he develops his philosophy in his unique way. If you're a seasoned Deleuzian, there's something here for you too: you won't want to miss Henry Somers-Hall's new, positive interpretation of Difference and Repetition.
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A step-by-step guide to Deleuze's Difference and Repetition that helps students to negotiate Deleuze's vast range of sources and difficult, dense language. It is an essential toolkit for anyone approaching Deleuze for the first time.
Synopsis
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.
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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 paragraphy by paragraph. It situates Deleuze within Continental philosophy more broadly and explains why he develops his philosophy in his unique way.
If you're a seasoned Deleuzian, there's something here for you too: you won't want to miss Henry Somers-Hall's novel interpretation of Difference and Repetition.
About the Author
Henry Somers-Hall is Lecturer in Philosophy at the Royal Holloway, University of London