Pierre-Félix Guattari: Quick Facts

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Born	April 30, 1930 • France
Died	August 29, 1992 (aged 62) • near Blois • France
Notable Works	“A Thousand Plateaus” • “Capitalism and Schizophrenia” • “The Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia”
Subjects Of Study	psychiatry • philosophy

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