Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory
Published on 3. November 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
200 pages
978-1-4744-3050-0 (ISBN)
Description
Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory' gathers together contributions by many of the central theorists in Deleuze studies who have led the way in breaking down the boundaries between philosophical and biological research. They focus on the significance of Deleuze and Guattari's engagements with evolutionary theory across the full range of their work, from the interpretation of Darwin in 'Difference and Repetition', to the symbiotic alliances of wasp and orchid in 'A Thousand Plateaus'. In this way, they explore the anthropological, social and biopolitical significance of the convergences and divergences between philosophy and evolutionary science.
Reviews / Votes
Packed with searching and detailed analyses, this volume brings the study of Deleuze's relations with biology - that on which he relied, but also contemporary developments - into its maturity. From Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire to Darwin, Ruyer, Oyama, and many others, from genomics to epigenetics and beyond, the book's breadth provides constant provocations to thought. * John Protevi, Louisiana State University *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
5 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4744-3050-0 (9781474430500)
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Michael James Bennett | Tano S. Posteraro
Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory
E-Book
01/2019
1st Edition
Edinburgh University Press
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Persons
Michael James Bennett is Faculty Fellow in the Humanities at the University of King's College in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is the author of Deleuze and Ancient Greek Physics: The Image of Nature (Bloomsbury 2017) and writes on the intersections between twentieth-century continental thought, the history of philosophy, and the philosophy of biology. Tano Posteraro is SSHRC Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at Concordia University. He is co-editor, with Michael Bennett, of Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory (Edinburgh University Press, 2019) and author of a number of articles and chapters on biological themes in Bergson, Whitehead, Ruyer and Deleuze.
Content
Introduction: Historical Formations and Organic FormsMichael James Bennett and Tano Posteraro 1. Unnatural NuptialsBarry Allen
2. The Egg: Deleuze between Darwin and RuyerJon Roffe
3. Framing Sexual Selection: Elizabeth Grosz's work on Deleuze, Darwin and FeminismErin Hortle and Hannah Stark
4. Deleuze, Developmental Systems Theory, and the Philosophy of Nature Michael James Bennett
5. Deterritorialisation and Creative Involution: A Note on Guattari and DeleuzePaul-Antoine Miquel
6. Hydrosocial Becomings: Evolutionary Perspectives on Water Assemblages and Maya KingshipJohan Normark
7. Against Social Evolution: Deleuze and Guattari's Social TopologyDaniel W. Smith
8. Epigenesis and the OutsideClaire Colebrook
2. The Egg: Deleuze between Darwin and RuyerJon Roffe
3. Framing Sexual Selection: Elizabeth Grosz's work on Deleuze, Darwin and FeminismErin Hortle and Hannah Stark
4. Deleuze, Developmental Systems Theory, and the Philosophy of Nature Michael James Bennett
5. Deterritorialisation and Creative Involution: A Note on Guattari and DeleuzePaul-Antoine Miquel
6. Hydrosocial Becomings: Evolutionary Perspectives on Water Assemblages and Maya KingshipJohan Normark
7. Against Social Evolution: Deleuze and Guattari's Social TopologyDaniel W. Smith
8. Epigenesis and the OutsideClaire Colebrook