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Free Download François Laruelle's Philosophies of Difference: A Critical Introduction and Guide By Rocco Gangle
2013 | 216 Pages | ISBN: 0748668144 | PDF | 1 MB
Everything you need to understand both Laruelle's critique of difference and his project of non-philosophyGilles Deleuze described Laruelle's thought as 'one of the most interesting undertakings of contemporary philosophy'. Now, Rocco Gangle - who translated Laruelle's philosophy into English - takes you through Laruelle's trailblazing book Philosophies of Difference, helping you to understand both Laruelle's critique of Difference and his project of non-philosophy, which has become one of the most intriguing avenues in contemporary thought. He explains the context within which Laruelle's thought developed and takes you through the challenging argument and conceptual scaffolding of 'Philosophies of Difference'.Key FeatureCritiques philosophical Difference as a whole and the 3 specific models treated by Laruelle: Nietzsche-Deleuze, Heidegger and DerridaSituates Philosophies of Difference within the rest of Laruelle's work and contemporary European thoughtExplains the key shift from philosophy to non-philosophy which makes Laruelle so intriguing to philosophers todayShows how Laruelle impacted on the work of Deleuze and Badiou and the Speculative Realism movement