History and Becoming
Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity
Published on 31. August 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
232 pages
978-1-3995-5423-7 (ISBN)
Description
How are we to understand the process of transformation, the creation of the new, and its relation to what has come before? In History and Becoming, Craig Lundy puts forward a series of fresh and provocative responses to this enduring problematic. Through an analysis of Gilles Deleuze's major solo works and his collaborations with Felix Guattari, he demonstrates how history and becoming work together in driving novelty, transmutation and experimentation. What emerges from this exploration is a new way of thinking about history and the vital role it plays in bringing forth the future.
Reviews / Votes
What is the relation between history and becoming? How is the creativity of becoming entangled with the history it either modifies or transforms? Lundy responds to such questions in this rich and lucid book. A must read for anyone who appreciates Deleuze and/or addresses the enigma of creativity. -- William E. Connolly, Krieger-Esienhower Professor, Johns Hopkins University What is the relation between history and becoming? How is the creativity of becoming entangled with the history it either modifies or transforms? Lundy responds to such questions in this rich and lucid book. A must read for anyone who appreciates Deleuze and/or addresses the enigma of creativity. -- William E. Connolly, Krieger-Esienhower Professor, Johns Hopkins UniversityMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-3995-5423-7 (9781399554237)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Craig Lundy is a Reader in Social and Political Thought at London Metropolitan University. He is the author of Deleuze's Bergsonism (2018), History and Becoming: Deleuze's Philosophy of Creativity (2012) and co-editor with Daniela Voss of At the Edges of Thought: Deleuze and Post-Kantian Philosophy (2015), all published with Edinburgh University Press.
Content
Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The Depths of History; Historical Intensities; Historical Depth; Towards the Future; 2. The Surfaces of History; The Logic of Surface Becoming; The History of Developmental Becoming; The Herculean Surface 3. Nomadic History; The Nomad and the State; The Phylum and the Smith; Pluralism=Monism; 4. From Prehistory to Universal History; The Prehistory of the State Apparatus; The Universalism of Capitalism; The Contingency of Universal History; The Creativity of Universal History; 5. What is History in What Is Philosophy?; Historical Concepts; Historical Planes; Historical Personae; Historiophilosophy; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.