Deleuze and the history of mathematics : in defense of the 'new'
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Deleuze and the history of mathematics : in defense of the 'new'
（Bloomsbury studies in continental philosophy）
Bloomsbury Academic, 2014
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-199) and index
"First published 2013. This paperback edition first published 2014" --T.p.verso
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Description
Gilles Deleuze's engagements with mathematics, replete in his work, rely upon the construction of alternative lineages in the history of mathematics, which challenge some of the self imposed limits that regulate the canonical concepts of the discipline. For Deleuze, these challenges provide an opportunity to reconfigure particular philosophical problems - for example, the problem of individuation - and to develop new concepts in response to them. The highly original research presented in this book explores the mathematical construction of Deleuze's philosophy, as well as addressing the undervalued and often neglected question of the mathematical thinkers who influenced his work.
In the wake of Alain Badiou's recent and seemingly devastating attack on the way the relation between mathematics and philosophy is configured in Deleuze's work, Simon B.Duffy offers a robust defence of the structure of Deleuze's philosophy and, in particular, the adequacy of the mathematical problems used in its construction. By reconciling Badiou and Deleuze's seemingly incompatible engagements with mathematics, Duffy succeeds in presenting a solid foundation for Deleuze's philosophy, rebuffing the recent challenges against it.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements \ List of Abbreviations \ Introduction \ 1. Leibniz and the Concept of the Infinitesimal \ 2. Maimon's Critique of Kant's Approach to Mathematics \ 3. Bergson and Riemann on Qualitative Multiplicity \ 4. Lautman's Concept of the Mathematical Real \ 5. Badiou and Contemporary Mathematics \ Conclusion \ Notes \ Bibliography \ Index
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