A Thousand Plateaus
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A Thousand Plateaus is the second volume of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, a work of social philosophy by Gilles Deleuze and Pierre-FĂ©lix Guattari. Published in 1980, it is characterized by a disjointed style that reflects the authors' belief that linear organization in traditional philosophy is a form of social control.1
The book explores "deterritorialization," which is the process of destabilizing established ideas of identity, meaning, and truth. Deleuze and Guattari advocate for "molecular revolutions" in thought and life, drawing inspiration from marginalized groups rather than seeking a total social revolution.1
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- Pierre-FĂ©lix Guattari
âŠ2 of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, A Thousand Plateaus (1980), is characterized by a self-consciously disjointed, paratactic style of philosophical inquiry, reflecting the authorsâ conviction that the âlinearâ organization of traditional philosophy represents an incipient form of social control. The work is presented as a study in what Deleuze and GuattariâŠ
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In the second volume, A Thousand Plateaus (1980), which they present as a study in ânomadologyâ and âdeterritorializationâ (the former term suggesting the nomadic lifestyle of Bedouin tribes, the latter a general state of flux and mobility), Deleuze and Guattari condemn all species of rationalist metaphysics as âstate philosophy.â
Read MoreIn the second volume, A Thousand Plateaus (1980), which they present as a study in ânomadologyâ and âdeterritorializationâ (the former term suggesting the nomadic lifestyle of Bedouin tribes, the latter a general state of flux and mobility), Deleuze and Guattari condemn all species of rationalist metaphysics as âstate philosophy.â
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