Project muse gilles deleuzes difference and repetition. This is the second part of a piece exploring gilles deleuzes the logic of sense. The logic of sense begins with an extended exegesis of lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Deleuze links bacons work to cezannes notion of a logic of sensation, which reaches its summit in colour. Smith university of minnesota press, 2005 ump amazon the cosmos is about the smallest hole that a. In logic of sense, deleuze attacks this problem, first. At some point, it started to really make sense and fit into my brain. The most systematic account of this theory, crucial for anyone interested in the work of deleuze and guattari, can be found in the discussion of the dynamic genesis of sense, a pivotal part of deleuzes the logic of sense. First published in 1969, shortly after difference and repetition, it prefigures the hybrid.
Jun 22, 2003 gilles deleuze was one of the most influential and revolutionary philosophers of the twentieth century. I think many readers of deleuze get caught up in deleuzes originality and forget that he didnt try to describe a completely new system of everything, but rather wanted to describe more precisely the logic of a creative ontology. Considering stoicism, language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia, and literature, deleuze determines the status of meaning and meaninglessness, and seeks the place where sense and. Smith afterword by tom conley this first english translation illuminates francis bacons paintings, the nonrational logic of sensation, and the act of painting itself, this workpresented in lucid and nuanced translationalso points beyond painting toward connections with other arts such as music, cinema, and literature. The playful paradox ridden world of lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. Pdf gilles deleuze s logic of sense download full pdf. Deleuze, the logic of sense some quotes from the book and comments. Wiki for collaborative studies of arts, media and humanities. Gilles deleuze was one of the most influential and revolutionary philosophers of the twentieth century. In this context, deleuzes notion of meat, that is the virtual idea of universal meat, puts a great challenge to the. Columbia university press, 1990 logique du sens, minuit, 1969galloway reading notes context and general notes the logic of sense, along with difference and repetition, represents the culmination of the first phase of deleuze s work on core philosophy, which roughly coincides with the decade of the. Since its first publication, logic of sense has become a famous work of philosophical criticism, working from stoic philosophy to lewis carrolls literary and logical paradoxes and on to psychoanalysis, deleuze seeks to determine the status of meaning and meaninglessness. W eve discussed in part a how sense, the expressed of the proposition, intervenes in the circle of the proposition, paradoxically grounding it despite being its effect. The logic of sense by gilles deleuze 677 ratings, 4.
Deleuze on sense, series, structures, signifiers and. Considered one of the most important works of one of frances fo. Good sense affirms that in all things there is a determinable sense or direction sens. Deleuze conceived of philosophy as the production of concepts, and he characterized himself as a pure metaphysician. This chapter analyses gilles deleuzes 1992 essay postscript on the societies of control focusing on his concept of objectile. Deleuze, the logic of sense, cinema 2 part 4 collect an extra brain when. As he writes in the preface, the privileged place assigned to the stoics in this text is due to their having been the initiators of a new image of the philosopher which broke away from the presocratics, socratic philosophy and platonism. Columbia university press, 1990 logique du sens, minuit, 1969galloway reading notes context and general notes the logic of sense, along with difference and repetition, represents the culmination of the first phase of deleuzes work on core philosophy, which roughly coincides with the decade of the. Deleuzes work on the painter francis bacon is one such book.
The first volume contained deleuzes essay, while the second volume consisted exclusively of fullpage reproductions of bacons. If difference and repetition concerns itself with ontology, the logic of sense turns instead to logic, language, discourse, meaning, and the paradoxes between sense and nonsense. Gilles deleuze, francis bacon the logic of sensation pt 4 project. The logic of sense by gilles deleuze, paperback barnes. A major problem threatens deleuze s project in the logic of sense. John protevi on how to begin reading deleuze progressive. The aim of this present study is above all to examine and clarify the complex way in which deleuze asserts the ontological priority of events over substances in his 1969 work, the logic of sense. Smith university of minnesota press, 2005 ump amazon the cosmos is about the smallest hole that a man can hide his head in. This movement of becomingor process of counteractualisation, as deleuze also calls it in the logic of sensehas a clear utopian aim, namely that of calling forth a new earth, a new people.
First published in 1969, shortly after difference and repetition, it prefigures the hybrid style and methods he would use in his later writing with felix guattari. Logique du sens is a 1969 book by the french philosopher gilles deleuze. Jan 01, 2014 unlike the aforementioned, end page 126williams has specialized in highend primers on deleuzes major works, the other two being gilles deleuzes the logic of sense. Deleuze s exploration takes the reader through a series of inquiries with language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia and literature.
Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Deleuze s logic of sense part 10 by john david ebert 11. Deleuze doesnt cease to surprise with the next turn he takes, here onto the impossible subject of lewis carols logic of sense. Aug 27, 2012 here is a little reading guide for learning all of deleuze. The following conversation is constituted by questions antonio negri has for his friend gilles deleuze about the notions of control and becoming. Gilles deleuze francis bacon the logic of sensation pt 1. Considering stoicism, language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia, and literature, deleuze determines the status of meaning and meaninglessness, and seeks the place where sense and nonsense collide. It is only by breaking open the circle, as in the case of the mobius strip, by unfolding and untwisting it, that the dimension of sense appears for itself, in its irreducibility, and also in its genetic power as it animates an a priori internal. This topic is obviously always appropriate but the revolutions in tunisia, egypt and, lets hope for it, libya and iran, make deleuzes words even more striking. The logic of sensation is his longawaited work on bacon,widely regarded as one of the most radical painters of the twentieth century. In particular, the book will analyze the way in which deleuze grounds this assertion by establishing a relation, the precise nature of which will be seen below, between the works representative of. Why philosopher gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon is so much tamer than francis bacons work itself. I think many readers of deleuze get caught up in deleuze s originality and forget that he didnt try to describe a completely new system of everything, but rather wanted to describe more precisely the logic of a creative ontology. Gilles deleuze, the logic of sense, edited by constantin v.
W eve discussed in part a how sense, the expressed of the proposition, intervenes in the circle of the proposition, paradoxically grounding it despite being its effect the intervention of sense is at two points. Translated by mark lester with charles stivale, columbia university press, 1993. Jun 17, 2017 this is the second part of a piece exploring gilles deleuzes the logic of sense. Ben davis on gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon. Deleuzes logic of sense part 10 by john david ebert 11. Considered one of the most important works of one of frances foremost philosophers. The english edition was translated by mark lester and charles stivale, and edited by. Deleuzian reading does not move at the level of the actual imbrication of causes and effects. Everything that we see, sense, feel, or even understand, is a transitory, fleeting, possible viewing, to be undone in order to allow for a new moment to come forth, to allow another possible to live.
In the logic of sense deleuze tackles this problem by incorporating threads of analytical philosophy of language, the lacanian interpretation of saussurean linguistics, the paradoxes of the ancient stoics, game theory, and the fantastical writings of lewis carroll, and its every bit as awesome as that sounds. James williams explains the originality of deleuze s work with careful definitions of all his innovative terms and a detailed description of the complex structure. As i passed through the galleries one tuesday morning with the crowds, however, i recalled that despite the horrormovie vibe of it all, there is a particular reference that gives bacons work a sheen of intellectual mystique for me. James williams has emerged as one of the most important and accomplished readers of the philosophy of gilles deleuze.
Deleuze, the logic of sensesome quotes from the book and comments. Gilles deleuze, francis bacon the logic of sensation pt 1 project. In deleuze and desire piotrek swiatkowski picks up the challenge to provide an ad literam commentary of this text. Unlike the aforementioned, end page 126williams has specialized in highend primers on deleuzes major works, the other two being gilles deleuzes the logic of sense.
Gilles deleuze, francis bacon the logic of sensation pt 1. Gilles deleuze, the logic of sense logique du sens. Gilles deleuze january 18, 1925november 4, 1995 was one of the most influential and prolific french philosophers of the second half of the twentieth century. Deleuzes logic of sense part 1 by john david ebert 11. The book presents a deep engagement with bacons work and the nature of art. A critical introduction and guideedinburgh university press, 2008 and gilles deleuzes philosophy of time.
For a serious critique of psychoanalysis, the logic of sense is the book to go to, not antioedipus. Jun 17, 2017 in the logic of sense deleuze tackles this problem by incorporating threads of analytical philosophy of language, the lacanian interpretation of saussurean linguistics, the paradoxes of the ancient stoics, game theory, and the fantastical writings of lewis carroll, and its every bit as awesome as that sounds. James williams explains the originality of deleuze s work with careful definitions of all his innovative terms and a detailed description of the complex structure he constructs. This is 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 of his vital philosophy of the event. This is the first critical study of the logic of sense, gilles deleuzes most important work on language and ethics, as well as the main source of his vital philosophy of the event.
Jan 01, 2004 deleuze s exploration takes the reader through a series of inquiries with language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia and literature. The stoics are of central importance to deleuzes project in the logic of sense. Sep 22, 2012 wiki for collaborative studies of arts, media and humanities. Indeed, in the 22nd series of the logic of sense, entitled porcelain and volcano, deleuze discusses how selfdestruction comes out of left. Gilles deleuze, the logic of sense logique du sens iqbal.
Investigating this logic, deleuze explores bacons crucial relation to past painters such as velasquez, cezanne, and soutine, as well as bacons rejection of expressionism and abstract painting. Art itself, he said, is an equally creative enterprise of thought, but one whose object is to create sensible aggregates rather than concepts. He makes an ontological distinction between events and substances, but he then collapses a crucial distinction between two kinds. A critical introduction and guideedinburgh university. Oct 22, 2015 logic of sense is one of deleuze s seminal works. Deleuze s logic of sense is a timely and invaluable resource for resuscitating interest in a work that, despite the current renaissance in deleuze studies, continues to perplex and discomfort those who seek a way into its unique and hybrid structure and conceptions. Considering stoicism, language, games, sexuality, schizophrenia, and literature, deleuze determines the status of meaning and meaninglessness, and seeks the place. The logic of sensation is a book that marks a move towards the later deleuze, in which the philosopher explored. Deleuze on sense, series, structures, signifiers and snarks.
Aug 23, 2012 deleuze s logic of sense part 10 by john david ebert 11. Ben davis on gilles deleuzes book on francis bacon artnet. The logic of sense is along with difference and repetition, probably the other major text, or major work that deleuze published in the late 60s, and its where you find a lot of the kind of. Deleuzes exploration takes the reader through a series of inquiries with language, games, sexuality. For deleuze i, the virtuality of becoming as the sense event is the passive, causally sterile effect of actual bodilymaterial causes and. The logic of sensation by gilles deleuze translated by daniel w. The english edition was translated by mark lester and. Deleuzes the logic of sense, part i multisense realism. James williams explains the originality of deleuzes work with careful definitions of all his innovative terms and a detailed description of the complex structure he constructs.
The first volume contained deleuze s essay, while the second volume consisted exclusively of fullpage reproductions of bacons. Deleuze gilles francis bacon the logic of sensation. For deleuze i, the virtuality of becoming as the senseevent is. Bowdens strategy is not to propose an original philosophical argument. It argues that while deleuze suggested that the newer modulatory mode. The english edition was translated by mark lester and charles stivale, and edited by constantin v. First published in 1969, shortly after difference and repetition, it prefigures the hybrid style and. A major problem threatens deleuzes project in the logic of sense. This paper critically examines the materialism that gilles deleuze. Here he meditates upon the art work of francis bacon, firmly identifying with his paitiing the kind of becomings that exemplify his nietzschian philosophy of movement, non. After writing two early books on lyotard 1998 and 2000. Deleuzes logic of sense is a timely and invaluable resource for resuscitating interest in a work that, despite the current renaissance in deleuze studies, continues to perplex and discomfort those who seek a way into its unique and hybrid structure and conceptions.
Considered one of the most important works of one of frances foremost philosophers, and longawaited in english, the logic of sense begins with an extended exegesis of lewis carrolls alice in wonderland. It is only by breaking open the circle, as in the case of the mobius strip, by unfolding and untwisting it, that the dimension of sense appears for itself, in its irreducibility, and also in its genetic power as it animates an a priori internal model of the proposition. The logic of sense by gilles deleuze and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. In the logic of sense deleuze tackles this problem by incorporating threads of analytical philosophy of language, the lacanian interpretation of saussurean linguistics, the paradoxes of the ancient stoics, game theory, and the fantastical writings. Logic of sense is one of deleuze s seminal books not least in illuminating his most famous collaboration, with felix guattari, antioedipus. Logic of sense bloomsbury revelations gilles deleuze.
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