The depth of deleuze s reading of leibniz in the fold allows us to determine the consequences of treating deleuze s philosophy as a neobaroque, neoleibnizian philosophy. Gilles deleuze and the question of an architectural space. The baroque does not refer to an essence gottfried wilhelm leibniz, philosophical papers and letters, vol. Deleuze argues that leibniz s work constitutes the grounding elements of baroque philosophy of art and science. Leibniz is the first philosopher able to deal with the experience of events and the world first great philosopher and mathematician of the pleat, of curves and of atomic dynamics. A understanding deleuze vi understanding deleuze 12302 3.
The fold as a concept structure in architecture of post. His most popular works were the two volumes of capitalism and schizophrenia. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is. Deleuze s work may be the first and most daring venture. A new system of the nature and the communication of substances, 5 7, in gottfried wilhelm leibniz, philosophical papers and letters, vol.
In applying this idea to our time, deleuze concluded, the new status of the object no. Apr 08, 20 therefore, the fold is the form of connection that follows the general principles of a deleuzian concept. This article is about gilles deleuze s book le pli. The pleats of matter a the fold that goes to infinity 1.
May 15, 2019 deleuze the fold leibniz and the baroque pdf. His metaphysical treatise difference and repetition 1968 is considered by many scholars to be his magnum opus. Aug, 20 gottfried whilhelm leibniz 16461716 une vie, une. Readings will include leibniz s monadology, selections from the discourse on metaphysics, selections form muriel combes gilbert simondon and the philosophy of the transindividual, deleuze. And yet deleuze s connection to leibniz may run still deeper. Leibniz and the baroque 1984,1 his more profound and, i believe, more important engagement with leibniz had already occurred in difference and repetition 1968 and logic of sense 1969. Deleuze, hegel, dialectics, difference revisiting the hegelian dialectics and the specter of totalitarianism hilosophy is not merely a search for the ultimate truths of reality and a reflection of our lived experiences. Pdf deleuze the fold leibniz and the baroque kuhrar. He is a key figure in poststructuralism, and one of the most influential philosophers of the twentieth century. Gilles deleuze appears to share these same sensations in his dazzling reading of leibniz. One of the most radical philosophers of the twentieth century, gilles deleuze has read online download pdf add to my lists cite this item from the works of other philosophers and combining them in new and productive ways.
Leibniz and the baroque by breavman99 i decided to read deleuze s book on leibniz, the fold. The resulting view, though interesting, is not one of deleuze s best books. The depth of deleuzes reading of leibniz in the fold allows us to determine the consequences of treating deleuzes philosophy as a neobaroque, neoleibnizian philosophy. The baroque is an operative function endlessly producing folds 2. His books are the philosophical equivalent of a francis bacon painting. The fold leibniz and the baroque gilles deleuze foreword and translation by tom conley a continuum contents continuum the tower building 15 east. Similarly, the world is interpreted as a body of infinite folds. Its formulation was continued in their followup work, a thousand plateaus. It is likewise a radicalization of the present order. Gilles deleuze, foucault, and alain badiou, gilles. Rachel fensham monash university, australia reference deleuze, gilles 1992, mediators in j.
And yet deleuzes connection to leibniz may run still deeper. This chapter examines philosopher gilles deleuze s concept of the sublime fold of religion. The fold as a concept structure in architecture of postmodern time. Deleuze, leibniz and projective geometry in the fold article in angelaki journal of theoretical humanities 152. The last chapter is the section that opens the discussion about the fold and. Antioedipus 1972 and a thousand plateaus 1980, both cowritten with felix guattari. In the fold, gilles deleuze argues that leibniz s writings constitute the grounding elements of a baroque philosophy and of theories for analyzing contemporary arts and science. Gilles deleuze 19251995 was professor of philosophy at the university of paris viii. Indeed ones subjectivity for deleuzeleibniz is a question of mastery a kind of nietzschean mastery over the swarm of ones being. Untitled graduate school of the arts and humanities blog. I undertake to shed light on leibniz s deployment of paradox through the prism of deleuze s reflection.
It is also the leibniz that deleuze refers to when, in negotiations, he says. Deleuze leibniz cosmogenesis jewish philosophy place. This deleuzian fold involves a stretching or folding of form in human thinking and material and it was developed based on kantian and leibnizian principles. Deleuze, leibniz and projective geometry in the fold. In the fold deleuze proposes a new and radical way of understanding philosophy and art. Simon duffy builds his layered arguments progressively, offering increasing dividends to the persistent reader. Deleuze s aim in the opening few paragraphs is to provide an account of why representation emerges as an attempt to make difference leave its cave and cease to be a monster dr 2938.
Leibniz drew on the art of the baroque period in his invention of the concept of the fold. This book embodies an original way of understanding major intellectual and artistic movements, using the baroque as a theoretical tool to analyze contemporary works of art and socalled modern condition. Readings will include leibniz s monadology, selections from the discourse on metaphysics, selections form muriel combes gilbert simondon and the philosophy of the transindividual, deleuze s the fold. Understanding deleuzeextends to the reader deleuzes own invitation to think differently about cultural studies. Although deleuze published a booklength study of leibniz late in his career, the fold. Jul 18, 2017 deleuze is thinking with leibniz about cosmogenesis, i. Pierres essay on data in qualitative socialscience research. Deleuze s book on proust and, more significantly, his book on leibniz. Gilles deleuze 19251995 was a french philosopher who wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art.
During the day there will be a paper given by james williams dundee followed by an extensive open discussion on the topic of deleuzes aesthetics. Readings will include leibnizs monadology, selections from the discourse on metaphysics, selections form muriel combes gilbert simondon and the philosophy of the transindividual, deleuzes the fold. May 16, 2006 in the fold deleuze proposes a new and radical way of understanding philosophy and art. It shows how deleuze s notion of folding captures some basic intuitions in leibniz and how they relate to each other. Leibniz and the baroque in that essay, but she also refers to deleuze s book on michel foucault, and to alain badious essay on the fold. Leibniz drew on the art of the baroque period in his invention of the concept of the fold deleuze develops. One term deleuzians are perhaps more familiar with is actualization, which occurs when a single potential. If the fold is the operation proper to man, then the superfold is.
Gottfried leibniz, german philosopher and mathematician, was the one whose. In this work, deleuze proposes a new and radical conception of the baroque, relating this to a fresh interpretation of leibnitz. Leibniz and the baroque this sort of elevation is represented by the upper storey. Such a philosophy still operates within a leibnizian space of infinite depths, singular events, foldings and envelopments. Pdf deleuze, leibniz and the unmathematical fold michael. A model for expression in contemporary aesthetics, the concept of the monad is viewed in terms of folds of space, movement, and time. Leibniz and the baroque, the french philosopher referred to the continuous changes and dissolution into in.
Leibniz and the baroque by breavman99 i decided to read deleuzes book on leibniz, the fold. May 03, 2004 does not simply go from one greater or smaller part to another, but from fold to fold. This can be configured as a question of ownership, or of folding. Four things deleuze learned from leibniz springerlink. To this purpose, i propose five figures, all referring to the same basic fold, all illustrating how the consideration of such figures allows developing central elements of leibniz s monadology. Sep 26, 2016 i undertake to shed light on leibnizs deployment of paradox through the prism of deleuzes reflection. For more from the primary lit, consult the leibniz and foucault books. Gilles deleuze 192595 was a prolific french philosopher best known for his 1968 magnum opus difference and repetition deleuze 1994, which developed an approach to metaphysics derived from a. Finally, and most importantly, it is the leibniz that we encounter in the fold. This is a judicious characterisation of leibniz s vitalism, but not ruyers.
It is as though the fold constituted an attempt on the part of deleuze to put on leibniz s philosophy as a mask in order to see what the world might look like through, and by means, of it. In his the fold, deleuze developed a metaphysics of the fold by the way of an encounter with gottfried leibniz and defined the fold as being the. Leibnitz et le baroque is a book by gilles deleuze which offers a new interpretation of the baroque and of the work of leibniz. Pdf outline of gilles deleuze the fold philip turetzky. The baroque does not refer to an essence gottfried. In the leibniz book we are offered other diagrams of our subjectivity. Although appearing throughout deleuze s work, the fold is particularly specifically the concept of the fold allows deleuze to think creatively about the. Gilles deleuze and the sublime fold of religion fordham. It shows how deleuze s notion of folding captures some basic intuitions in leibniz and how they relate to each.
Leibniz and the baroque, to answer a question that came out of my reading of elizabeth adams st. The fold follows from deleuze s general development of a materialist metaphysics that holds the potential to differ as the original and ongoing movement of the cosmos. In the fold, gilles deleuze argues that leibnizs writings constitute the grounding elements of a baroque philosophy and of theories for analyzing contemporary arts and science. Leibnitz et le baroque is a book by gilles deleuze which offers a new interpretation of the baroque and of. Folds and folding count among the most vital and resonant terms in deleuze s copious and varied writings. You cannot enroll in this seminar because it has already been completed. There will also be a series of graduate student presentations dealing specifically with deleuzes book the fold. Featuring contributions by leading academics this collection is a companion to one of the most intricate of deleuze s philosophical texts, articulating leibnizian thought within the context of baroque expressionism, characterized by its interdisciplinary approach to philosophy. Theyre at first sight extremely odd notions, almost crazy n 154. In the fold, deleuze presents ruyer as a disciple of leibniz, but if. Deleuze greatly admired leibniz, and even dedicated a book to the latters art of the fold his particular treatment of and extensive recourse to continuumsin 1988. Leibniz drew on the art of the baroque period in his invention of the concept of the fold deleuze develops the concept further to present a new way of practising philosophy based upon the fold as the relationship of difference with itself.
The modest monosyllable, pli, that refers both to a twist of fabric and to the origins of life, bears a lightness and density that mark many of the philosophers reflections on questions of being and on the nature of events. Similarly, the world is interpreted as a body of infinite folds and surfaces that. Pdf deleuze the fold leibniz and the baroque kuhrar blaha. From possible worlds to future folds simon osullivan. Leibniz is fascinating because perhaps no other philosopher created so much. Schizoanalysis acquires many different definitions during the course of its. In the fold, gilles deleuze argues that leibnizs writings constitute the grounding elements of a baroque philosophy and of theories for analyzing contemporary. Kwinter eds, incorporations, zone books, new york, pp. When a part of a machine is still a machine, the smaller unit is not the same as the whole. The fold tells indirectly of the reincarnation of the francogerman philosopher through the baroque, as understood by focillon in its broadest and most influential way, that radiates through different histories, cultures, and worlds of knowledge. Therefore, the fold is the form of connection that follows the general principles of a deleuzian concept.
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