Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy
Published on 25. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
248 pages
978-1-78093-799-1 (ISBN)
Description
First published 10 years ago, Manuel DeLanda's Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy rapidly established itself as a landmark text in contemporary continental thought. DeLanda here draws on the realist philosophy of Gilles Deleuze to the domain of philosophy of science. As well as contemporary philosophical insights, the book also tackles new developments in geometry, complexity theory and chaos theory to bring new insights to our understanding of a scientific knowledge liberated from traditional ideas of essence.
Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, this edition includes a new preface by Delanda, revisiting the themes of his book ten years on.
Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, this edition includes a new preface by Delanda, revisiting the themes of his book ten years on.
Reviews / Votes
'[A] highly original...book...The structure of the book is simple, with four chapters devoted to mathematics, space, time, and physics, respectively. Quarrels over Deleuzian terminology are banished to a very helpful appendix...DeLanda has certainly rendered this territory more palpable to the analytically oriented.' Leslie Dema, University of Guelph, Canada, Journal of The European Legacy, (Vol 11, No. 6) '...Manuel DeLanda's Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy ...an exceptionally wrought and detailed investigation of Deleuze's philosophy in relation to contemporary debates in science, including the 'new science' of complexity theory...exceptional. DeLanda is and has been for many years one of the best explicators of Deleuze...his skill in this area is very much in evidence in his most recent book. -- Marcel Swiboda * Immanence *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
317 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78093-799-1 (9781780937991)
DOI
CBID177242
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Manuel DeLanda
Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy
E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€20.99
Available for download
Manuel DeLanda
Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy
E-Book
05/2013
1st Edition
Bloomsbury Academic
€20.99
Available for download
Person
Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. He began his career in experimental film, later becoming a computer artist and programmer. He is now Professor of Philosophy in the Architecture departments at the University of Pennsylvania, and Gilles Deleuze Chair and Professor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School.
Content
Intensive Science and Virtual Philosophy
Introduction: Deleuze's World
1. The Mathematics of Virtual Philosophy: Manifolds, Vector Fields and Transformation Groups
2. The Actualization of the Virtual in Space
3. The Actualization of the Virtual in Time
4. Virtuality and the Laws of Physics
Appendix: Deleuze's Words
Index
Introduction: Deleuze's World
1. The Mathematics of Virtual Philosophy: Manifolds, Vector Fields and Transformation Groups
2. The Actualization of the Virtual in Space
3. The Actualization of the Virtual in Time
4. Virtuality and the Laws of Physics
Appendix: Deleuze's Words
Index