Actions and Abstractions: Deleuzian Lines of Flight

This deep dive examines Gregg Lambert’s  Who’s Afraid of Deleuze and Guattari?, an essay that re-evaluates the philosophical and cultural legacy of the  "Capitalism and Schizophrenia"  project, focusing on its initial reception within  American academia . Lambert argues that the radical concepts of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari—such as  "minor literature"  and  "deterr...

This deep dive examined an article by Luís Lima, which examines a critical dialogue between the philosophers Jacques Rancière and Gilles Deleuze, focusing on the metaphorical "wall" Rancière identifies within Deleuze’s fluid style of thought. While Rancière suggests this barrier represents a point where Deleuze’s philosophy reaches its limit or aporia, Lima argues that this "wall of...

This deep dive examines an article by Paul Patton that examines the philosophical disagreement between Charles Taylor and Michel Foucault regarding the relationship between power and freedom. While Taylor argues that Foucault’s theories are incoherent because they do not view power as an oppositional force to liberation, Patton suggests that this critique relies on a narrow, humanist definition of...

This deep dive examines the emergence of a  modern technology elite  that differs from historical oligarchs by seeking to  redesign human civilization  rather than just accumulate wealth. These leaders possess an  engineering worldview , treating complex social and political issues as  optimization problems  that can be solved through innovation rather than traditional governance. Operating with ...

This deep dive focuses on academic book reviews that critically evaluate contemporary philosophical literature, primarily focusing on Paola Marrati’s analysis of Gilles Deleuze's cinema books. This central review explores how modern cinema shifts the focus from human agency and linear history toward a deeper understanding of time and movement. Marrati argues that film creates a politics of imm...

This deep dive examines the 2025 book, "TRM: A Deleuzian Encounter, " by Ahmed Bouzid, founder of the The True Representation Movement (TRM). The book introduces TRM as a practical political application of the complex philosophy of Gilles Deleuze. The author argues that modern democracy is structurally broken because a professional political class has severed the link between the will of...

This is a deep dive into Keren Shahar’s article, To Become a Seer: Deleuze on Art, Politics and Resistance , which examines the philosophical intersections of art, aesthetics, and politics through the lens of Gilles Deleuze’s thought. The author argues that modern capitalism and representational thinking limit human vision to superficial clichés, effectively masking the "intolerable" rea...

This deep dive examines a paper by Alain Beaulieu which examines the political philosophy of  Gilles Deleuze , highlighting his unique  resistance to global capitalism  and the modern democratic state. Deleuze is characterized as a  "Marxist without being Marxist,"  rejecting traditional party affiliation and violent revolutions in favor of a continuous struggle against  repressive socia...

The provided text is an excerpt from a scholarly paper by Julius Telivuo, titled  "Deleuze, Tarde and Molecular Politics,"  which discusses the political and social ontology in the philosophy of  Gilles Deleuze , focusing on the concept of  micropolitics . The author explains that Deleuze, along with  Félix Guattari , rejects traditional views of community and instead uses a microscopic...

This Deep Dive examines a collection of interpretations of Gilles Deleuze's philosophy, aiming to reveal its revolutionary potential beyond common perceptions. It addresses how Deleuze's ideas have been both embraced and critiqued by various contemporary intellectual movements, including Marxist traditions and speculative philosophy. The articles within this collection explore the politica...

This deep dive examines a book review from borderlands e-journal that focuses on Nathan Widder's "Political Theory after Deleuze," a work praised for its accessible introduction to Gilles Deleuze's political philosophy. The review highlights Widder's comprehensive treatment of Deleuze's key concepts, including micropolitics, the ontology of difference, and the revolutiona...

This is a Deep Dive of a paper that offers two distinct reviews of academic books in the field of philosophy and literary criticism. The first, a review by Bican Polat, examines Jeffrey A. Bell's "Philosophy at the Edge of Chaos: Gilles Deleuze and the Philosophy of Difference," which explores Deleuze's concept of difference in relation to Western metaphysics, particularly compar...

This Deep Dive examines a a review essay by Kenneth Noe from the Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy, published in 2013. It focuses on Daniel W. Smith's book, "Essays on Deleuze" (2012), which collects Smith's extensive work on the French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Noe's review highlights Smith's significant contributions to Deleuze studies, particularly how Smi...

This Deep Dive examines a review of "The Cambridge Companion to Deleuze", an edited volume aiming to provide accessible entry points for non-specialists into the complex work of philosopher Gilles Deleuze. The reviewer highlights the book's success in enticing new readers due to its organization by topics and the impressive roster of contributing scholars, many of whom are leading in...

This deep dive discussed an academic collection, "Deleuzian Encounters: Studies in Contemporary Social Issues," and explores the practical application of Gilles Deleuze's philosophy to various contemporary societal challenges. The book is divided into four parts: "Politics Beyond Identity," which examines how Deleuze's ideas can inform new political thought; "Ethic...

This Deep Dive examples an academic article by Paul Patton that  explores the relationship between the political philosophy of Deleuze and Guattari and the concept of democracy . It directly  responds to Philippe Mengue's assertion  that Deleuzian thought is inherently  hostile to democratic principles . Patton  addresses three key arguments Mengue presents  to support this claim: Deleuze'...

This Deep Dive provides reviews of significant academic works: Celiese Lypka's review of Stark's Feminist Theory After Deleuze and Anindya Sekhar Purakayastha and Saswat Samay Das's review of Nathan Widder's Political Theory After Deleuze. Lypka highlights Stark's accessible integration of complex Deleuzian theory with everyday experiences, advocating for a "futural femini...

This Deep Dive contrasts two perspectives on the impact of AI on democracy: the liberal-institutionalist view exemplified by a New York Times article and the populist-democratic stance of the True Representation Movement (TRM). The New York Times article frames AI as an external threat that erodes the integrity of an otherwise functioning democratic system through disinformation and foreign interf...

This deep dive examines an academic collection, "Deleuzian Encounters: Studies in Contemporary Social Issues," edited by Anna Hickey-Moody and Peta Malins, that explores how the philosophies of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari can be applied to diverse contemporary social issues. The book is divided into four parts: "Politics Beyond Identity," "Ethico-Aesthetics," &q...

This deep dive is focuseson on an excerpt from "A Part of the World: Deleuze and the Logic of Creation" by Christopher Satoor, analyzes and defends Gilles Deleuze's philosophy against criticisms, particularly those from Peter Hallward and Alain Badiou. Satoor argues that Deleuze's work, often misconstrued as theological or abstract, is fundamentally creative and revolutionary, ai...

This deep dive discusses revolutionary approaches to wealth distribution and creative compensation, moving beyond traditional models of property and labor. They propose systems like universal dividends from automation, attention-based rewards for creators, and democratically controlled value voting pools to foster a post-scarcity society. The text also outlines decentralized patronage networks and...

This is a deepdive into extensive academic  dissertation  that explores the  Palestine Media Watch (PMW) , an organization formed in 2000 to counter the U.S. news media's portrayal of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The  author, Robert Lyle Handley , investigates PMW's strategies, which included  systematic monitoring and lobbying campaigns , to influence how major news outlets framed th...