Edinburgh University Press The Principles of Deleuzian Philosophy (Plateaus - New Directions in Deleuze Studies)

Re-reads Deleuze's whole body of work, reassessing his philosophical genealogy, influences and political potential What gives us the right to speak of a Deleuzian philosophy, a philosophy at first sight concerned solely with interpreting other philosophers and writers? Koichiro Kokubun focuses on Deleuze's method of 'free indirect discourse' to locate and explicate Deleuze's philosophy of transcendental empiricism and its constitutive limits. Working through Deleuze's confrontations with Hume, Kant, Bergson, Freud, Lacan, Foucault, and Guattari, Kokubun uncovers a philosophy strongly influenced by structuralism and psychoanalysis, which had to overtake these movements because of its practical ambitions. Kokubun concludes with a radical revitalisation of the political potential of this philosophy. From the Inside Flap An original interpretation of Deleuzes philosophyWhat gives us the right to speak of a Deleuzian philosophy, a philosophy at first sight concerned solely with interpreting other philosophers and writers? Koichiro Kokubun focuses on Deleuzes method of free indirect discourse to locate and explicate Deleuzes philosophy of transcendental empiricism and its constitutive limits. Working through Deleuzes confrontations with Hume, Kant, Bergson, Freud, Lacan, Foucault and Guattari, Kokubun uncovers a philosophy strongly influenced by structuralism and psychoanalysis, which had to overtake these movements because of its practical ambitions. Kokubun concludes with a radical revitalisation of the political potential of this philosophy.Koichiro Kokubun is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. This is his first book to be published in English. Wren Nishina is studying for an MPhil in Ethics at the University of Tohoku. From the Back Cover An original interpretation of Deleuze's philosophy What gives us the right to speak of a Deleuzian philosophy, a philosophy at first sight concerned solely with interpreting other philosophers and writers? Koichiro Kokubun focuses on Deleuze's method of 'free indirect discourse' to locate and explicate Deleuze's philosophy of transcendental empiricism and its constitutive limits. Working through Deleuze's confrontations with Hume, Kant, Bergson, Freud, Lacan, Foucault and Guattari, Kokubun uncovers a philosophy strongly influenced by structuralism and psychoanalysis, which had to overtake these movements because of its practical ambitions. Kokubun concludes with a radical revitalisation of the political potential of this philosophy. Koichiro Kokubun is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Tokyo Institute of Technology. This is his first book to be published in English. Wren Nishina is studying for an MPhil in Ethics at the University of Tohoku. About the Author Koichiro Kokubun is Professor of Philosophy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan.