Category Archives: Deleuze

Continental Connections

Posted on May 26, 2011 by

I’ve begun a weekly blog post over at New APPS, what I’m calling Continental Connections Thursday. My intention is to write much along the lines of what I’ve written over here at Aberrant Monism (and I will likely do riffs … Continue reading →

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conceptual automata

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

With midterms out of the way I’ve been able to begin preparing for some upcoming events. In particular, I’ll be one of the lecturers at this year’s Deleuze Camp, along with Ian Buchanan, Dan Smith, and Ron Bogue (there are … Continue reading →

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Dewey…the most important philosopher of the twentieth century

Posted on April 8, 2011 by

At the Leiter blog there was an interesting thread (here) concerning Philip Kitcher’s recent essay, “Philosophy Inside Out” (here). Given the current state of support for philosophy (or lack thereof) within the academy, it was not surprising that many of … Continue reading →

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the relevance of philosophy (Frege or Spinoza)

Posted on March 26, 2011 by

Frege’s famous essay, “On Sinn and Bedeutung,” begins with the problem of identity, or equality. If a and b designate the same thing, Frege argues, then ‘it would seem that a = b could not differ from a = a.’ … Continue reading →

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real patterns all the way down

Posted on March 15, 2011 by

After hearing and reading about Ladyman and Ross for some time now, with opinions ranging from volatile dislike to euphoric endorsement, I’ve finally taken the time to read Every Thing Must Go and come to my own conclusions. I’ll use … Continue reading →

Posted in Deleuze, Ladyman and Ross, scientism | 6 Comments

Spinoza and OOO

Posted on March 4, 2011 by

I’ve been thinking through a number of issues related to Spinoza and OOO, extending conversations I’ve had with Levi over whether one can read Spinoza in a way that is compatible with OOO while at the same time not bastardizing … Continue reading →

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the nondenumerable

Posted on January 9, 2011 by

The work of Graham Priest and Gilles Deleuze (and Félix Guattari) converge in significant ways on the concept of the nondenumerable. Turning to Priest first, and to his Beyond the Limits of Thought especially, one finds in this book an … Continue reading →

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From Normative to Problematizing Semantics

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

In my previous posts on Brandom, I may have come across as unduly critical, or as dismissive. That couldn’t be further from the truth. There is much that I find in Brandom’s work that is important, and that I will … Continue reading →

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Life and mentality

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

I want to second Graham Harman’s point about the usefulness of Shaviro’s most recent post. I am intrigued in particular by Shaviro’s following claim: Whitehead is not a vitalist — he doesn’t believe everything is alive. But he does argue … Continue reading →

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Spinoza Upside Down

Posted on August 2, 2010 by

Steven Shaviro’s post lays out quite nicely the contrast, as he sees it, between Spinoza-Deleuze and Whitehead. In essence this boils down to what role, if any, the virtual plays in their work. As a longtime admirer of Whitehead’s work … Continue reading →

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