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Deleuze and Ancient Greek Physics: The Image of Nature
Michael James Bennett
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Description for Deleuze and Ancient Greek Physics: The Image of Nature
Hardback. Series: Bloomsbury Studies in Ancient Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: HPCA; PDA. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
In 1988 the philosopher Gilles Deleuze remarked that, throughout his career, he had always been 'circling around' a concept of nature. Providing critical analysis of his highly original readings of Stoicism, Aristotle, and Epicurus, this book shows that it is Deleuze's interpretations of ancient Greek physics that provide the key to understanding his conception of nature. Using the works of Aristotle, Plato, Chrysippus, and Epicurus, Michael Bennett traces the development of Deleuze’s key concepts of event, difference, and problem. Arguing that it is difficult, if not impossible, to fully understand these ideas without an appreciation of Deleuze's Hellenistic influences, ... Read more
In 1988 the philosopher Gilles Deleuze remarked that, throughout his career, he had always been 'circling around' a concept of nature. Providing critical analysis of his highly original readings of Stoicism, Aristotle, and Epicurus, this book shows that it is Deleuze's interpretations of ancient Greek physics that provide the key to understanding his conception of nature. Using the works of Aristotle, Plato, Chrysippus, and Epicurus, Michael Bennett traces the development of Deleuze’s key concepts of event, difference, and problem. Arguing that it is difficult, if not impossible, to fully understand these ideas without an appreciation of Deleuze's Hellenistic influences, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Bloomsbury Studies in Ancient Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781474284677
SKU
V9781474284677
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About Michael James Bennett
Michael James Bennett is Lecturer in History of Science and Technology at the University of King’s College, Canada.
Reviews for Deleuze and Ancient Greek Physics: The Image of Nature
Bennett's combination … not only avoids the strictures of chronology or methodology without sacrificing the rigour or insight of either, but in so doing demonstrates the philosophical (rather than just historical) significance of notions such as matter, motion, atoms, and bodies in antiquity.
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Bennett displays a command of both the Greek authors and contemporary ... Read more
Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Bennett displays a command of both the Greek authors and contemporary ... Read more