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“Only thought is capable of inventing the fiction of a State that is universal by right, of elevation the State to the level of de jure universality”

Quote by Gilles Deleuze

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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'. more

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Book:Nietzsche and Philosophy

Source: Nietzsche and Philosophy

“Evaluations, in essence, are... ways of being, modes of existence of those who judge and evaluate.”

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“Nietzsche's break with Schopenhauer rests on precisely this point; it is a matter of knowing whether the will is unitary or multiple.”

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“The conditions of a true critique and a true creation are the same: the destruction of an image of thought which presupposes itself and the genesis of the act of thinking in thought itself. Something in the world forces us to think. This something is an object not of recognition but of a fundamental encounter”

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Book:Difference and Repetition

Source: Difference and Repetition

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Book:EPZ Thousand Plateaus

Source: EPZ Thousand Plateaus

“The problem is no longer getting people to express themselves, but providing little gaps of solitude and silence in which they might eventually find something to say. Repressive forces don’t stop people from expressing themselves, but rather, force them to express themselves. What a relief to have nothing to say, the right to say nothing, because only then is there a chance of framing the rare, or ever rarer, the thing that might be worth saying.”

People Littles Problem Might Force Chance Silence Solitude Relief Gaps Providing Framing

Author:Gilles Deleuze

“What do you know about me, given that I believe in secrecy? ... If I stick where I am, if I don't travel around, like anyone else I make my inner journeys that I can only measure by my emotions, and express very obliquely and circuitously in what I write. ... Arguments from one's own privileged experience are bad and reactionary arguments.”

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Book:Essays Critical and Clinical

Source: Essays Critical and Clinical