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Gilles Deleuze was a French philosopher, writer, and critic, born on January 18, 1925, in Rodez, France. He is renowned for his groundbreaking work in metaphysics, epistemology, and aesthetics. Deleuze's philosophy is marked by its innovative concepts and ideas, which have had a significant impact on various disciplines, including literature, film, and the visual arts. He co-authored several books with Félix Guattari, such as 'Anti-Oedipus' and 'A Thousand Plateaus'.

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“Art is not communicative, art is not reflexive. Art, science, philosophy are neither contemplative, neither reflexive, nor communicative. They are creative, that's all.”

Art Philosophy Creative Art Is Contemplative

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“Intuition is neither a feeling, an inspiration nor a disorderly sympathy but a fully developed method.”

Feelings Inspiration Method Intuition

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“Something in the world forces us to think. This something is an object not of recognition but of a fundamental encounter.”

Thinking World Force Objects Fundamentals Recognition Encounters

Book:Difference and Repetition

Source: Difference and Repetition

“Why do men fight for their servitude as stubbornly as though it were their salvation?”

Men Fighting Salvation Relatable Servitude

Book:Anti-Oedipus

Source: Anti-Oedipus

“Underneath all reason lies delirium and drift.”

Reason Lying Delirium

Book:Desert Islands and Other Texts, 1953-1974

Source: Desert Islands and Other Texts, 1953-1974

“A leftist government doesn't exist because being on the left has nothing to do with governments.”

Government Left Leftists

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“I believe strongly that philosophy has nothing to do with specialists.”

Believe Philosophy I Believe Specialists

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“The aim of critique is not the ends of man or of reason but in the end the Overman, the overcome, overtaken man. The point of critique is not justification but a different way of feeling: another sensibility”

Men Way Different Ends Reason Feelings Overcoming Aim Different Ways Justification Sensibility Critique

Book:Nietzsche and Philosophy

Source: Nietzsche and Philosophy

About the Author

Born: January 18, 1925
Died: November 4, 1995
Known for: Philosopher
Quotes: 108

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