Badiou's Deleuze

203 Pages·2012·1.904 MB·English

by  Jon Roffe

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1.B adioAul,a iDne.l euz2e.D. e leuzGei,l le3s.P. h ilosophy,
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Abbreviations ix
l.T hhei stoofard yi sjunscytnitvhee sis 1
2.I sD eleuazp eho islpoheorf Otnhee? 6
3.M ethod 24
4.T hvei rtual 43
5.T ruatnhtd i me 80
6.T heev einnDt e leuze 140
7.T hougahntd stuhebecj t 128
8.A singpuallairm psest 106
Notes 163
Bibglriahopy 198
Index 195
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BBR 5
Thefl olowing ababrruees veitdah triooungWshh oeurtte.w op agneu m­
bersa rlei sttheedrye, f teor Etnhgel ainsFdhr enrcehs,pv eeclatyni;dy e via­
tiofnr otmh peu blitsrhaends lwiabltelin oont beydt haep pnedaogfe" tm':
WherneoE ngltirsahn silrsae tefirortneot d,h ter anslfartotimho Fenr se nch
armey o wn.I na dditrieeofrne,nt coSe psi n'oEszt ahwiicflsol l ltohswet and­
ard uosfia ngdei cbaotoipknr,go iptoisfolonl owbeyad n rye quisrpceeidfi ­
ctaioLni.k ewriesfee,rt eoKn acneCt 'rsi toifPq uurReee aswoiblnel m adteo
three scpteipvaeg inoaftt ihAeo a nn Bde ditions.
TEXTSB YD ELEUZE
AO AnitO-epduis
B Bergsosnmi
DR DfiefreanncRdepe etition
DRF DeuRxge imdeeFs ou sT:ex teeetstn ret1i97e5n-s95
EPSE xrpessiioPnnh iisplmho ySs:pio noza
ES EmpiriacniSdsu jmbe cyt ivit
F Foucault
FLB ThFeol dL:e izba nnitdh Beao rque
KCP KantC'sr itPihciapllho ys o
LS TheL ogoifSc e nse
ID L'llDee seerAttu ter Teexst es
IVI Masochism
MI Cine1m:T ah Meo veemnItm age
N Negtoiations
NP NietzasncPdhh eip lhoys o
PS ProaunsSdti gns
TI Cine2m:T ah Temi eI mage
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ABBRVEIATIONS
TP A ThousPalnadt eaus
WP WhaitPs h iplho?ys o
TEXTSB YB ADIOU
BE Begia nnEdv ent
CM ThCeo ncoefMp otd el
CT CouTrrati tde' OlnotgToirneas itoire
DCB DeleTuhzCeel m:ao orfB egi n
DVO "Ofe a LsaiN famoefB eiOnfgD,, el eeu'zVsi taOlntioslto gy"
LM LogoifWc osr lds
NN NumbaenrNd u mbse r
TS Theoyro ft hSeuj bect
TW TheorWertiitgcisan l
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Ovewrh at twoeb ree fithneay le aorfs lheiiG,fsil lDeesl eeunzgead g eai n
lonwgr itctoernro enesdnpcwei tAhl aBiadni oBuad.i oiun, the hliisg ht of
magunmo pusB einagn d E(vELet'nreettl 'eveemnne)tp,u bliisn1h 8e9d8 ,
had ctoosm eeDe el euszp eh'ilosopprehocijtct ahalces l osaemsotnt gh ose
ofh icso ntempotroha iorswi nea,sn idn t ursna Dw eleuazshe i kse ryi val
int haet tempprtee nstatop hilpohsoyof m ultipalniidcm imntaeyn btei ng.
Thicso rroensdpenucnef,o rtunneavteerl yp uobwliitnsogDh eleedeu 'zdsi s­
satisfwaictithtai sbo snct ttr oan(eD e6B1/ 4c)o,n clauttd heeedn odf 1 994,
shorbteolfryte h lea ttdeera'tIshn1 . 99 7B,ad iopuu bliDsehleeduTh zee :
CalmoorfB ein(gD eleLuecza lem:ed uerlE 'ter,)w hicwha safi nalle tttoe r
Deleuazs eu,m maorfty h eeipsrit oldaiarsgyr eemaennadtr se statement of
the carpiptricaoaifDls el aeleu 'ztsh oufigrhestpxt r esdsierdet coDt elleyu ze
himlsf.e
TheC lmaoorfB egii npsr etseeadnsa w orkd eomfy stifiacnaa tttieomnp,t
tor einsact laatselis miacogafet he lpahtitleporhs'iyosn t hfea coefa p e­r
vasiavtet etmopc ta shti m atsh inao kfe r"h tehteee rnoegomuusl tiplicity
ofd esi(rDees8B"/ 1i7np) l:a ocfte h cera itcuar"eAf, a itphorfturloa fti hte
mast(eDre"xB i. iTl)h ce entraolf t chwlioasri ikmis n foaumtsh:aD tel euze,
fafrr obmei nagp hislpoohedre cdtaietdo p roopundtinhfgeu ndamental
staotfum su ltipalniddci eiffrteyn icsre a,t hceorn cewrintethdh u el timate
staotfou nst olougnii"ctDaylel:e uzfeu'nsda mpernotbaillmse o ms cte rtainly
nottol irbaettheme u ltbiupttlos e u bmtihti ntkoiarn egn ewceodn coefp t
thOen e"( De1B0 /1R9a)ng.ai cnrgao n susm boefDr e leuwzoer'-ksas b ove
allt whoki esmy o nogrfaorpmht sh lea 1t6e90 Ds,ie frfeanncRdepe etition
anThd eL ogoifS ce n-sBead iopur etsases nurpgra insfdio,ns rmo e, shocking
accooufanp th iloswohpowh aeosrf ten tthobo eau lgrhetua nddyte orsod.
Badi'opsu ortroafDi etl euwzaes( anrde maipnasr)t iccuolnafrrloyn ting
fomra nwyh oc onsidtehermesde plavrentssio sfha itsh ou1ghhrtee. s ponse
ofA rnaVuilldl wahnodi e,c lared itsahf laastbe o" ottkhh,fie ass le bsotk o
imaginiacsbh laer'a;c t"eirni pstlthaoiecftc e h: me o sbtea utimfouvle moefn t
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BADIO'SU DELEUEZ
li[feBd,ai ohua]os n lpyr opoasnae bds tfirealchdte, omnalnya gteoss t rike
upa d ir(g1e9"98 A)n.d w,h iVlilel ahniim s,ae llofwnigtm ha noyt ehrs, sided
witDhel euyzeeot,t heargsa in manbnarercdia dtoehnsbe he aolffB adiou.
ThCel maoorfB egit nhubsec aemt heepi cenotfcr oen filnti hcotu ght.
Thee pistosleuaqernycc oen clbuydT ehCdel maoorfB einigrs o otienad n
engagewmietDnhetl eeu'ztsh outghhabtteg inmsuc eha rlIitfiesrr is.tn2a c r­
natioenn tiispr oleelmyi icnna alt uarneid,ms a nifeisnTt heedod reli ace o n­
tardicptuibolni,is n1h 9e7da5 n,td w toe xftrso1 m79 6a,lo lfw hidcihr ectly
atttahcaeks poecfDt el eeu'zpsh oisloypt hhaBtad iowui llalt deelrca troeb e
ineesnstniaaemll,ty h,ae c cooufn tid reaesn mdu ltiitpfyluo incid nt hagtr i­
moiArnei,tO-e dpiu(s17 92a)n d tteh"xeRt h izo(m91e7,s6w ")h iwcohu lladt er
taktehf eo romft hien famfiorucssht a potfAe Trh ousPalnadt( e1a89u0.s)
Theodreli ace otnardicatt ihoonr,o uMgaholipysr te tsaeitnoonf c on­
tradiacnttdih odeni ailcea,cd td"ss aGiilnlt(e Desel uzsea)i,Fn etl( iGxut a­
ta"ra in)d "JsaeanFi-rna<;:ton i(sL yodt)ta"oMr arxS'iasnl tV l(atSxi r.nF eorr)
Badiotuh,ep ihris looph,ci oemsimttaestd h eayrt eo "prvoedp eusliesrviea,­
siflvuex ';" tthhoee tgeernoe;oa unstd'o ctrhiet oif"q auolerl g anizaantdi on"
"'totaMlairtxaliresintai-n'n'm;i e srmerleeypta " wofrodwr o rd" thoef kind
claitmhsaMt a raxn Edn geGle'rsm Iadneg oynl eoedteo"d t etaopr i eesci"n
ordteopr er seanc to gernetv olutpiorognraa(rmaBy d i1o79u5 6:1 ).
Thes amcer iltr ieecjtcaioinrs e gisitnDe erle 'di deaop lroegtsiaeetnn ,io
ofa f ascinMaatoiilnsogtg iccomamlu niwsrmi,tw tietFnhr a<;:oniBsa lsm e
anpd ubliisn1h 79e6dT. h3e raef,tc eirt Dienlge uazneGd utataprria'oisfs e
thRee ichtihaenma ec,c ortdowi hnigcf sahc imsums nto bte e pxlaibnye d
recotuorm sies recoogrin liltuibsouinrto a nti hnte err omfws h atth mea sses
inf adcets iBradeidow,ur ist:e
Thiosp psoitbiteowne eanna rgumoennt thb eas is" iuolsfli "o n
anda na rgumoenn ttb haeso if"s ed siiriset "s elfo nat rhgeu ed
basiosfa r eejctoifor nei atylT.h ree iatilyts h athtme a ssuensd,e r
thgee neerffaeloc ftt h ger e"apth ysdieecfaatols"ft hpeor letar­
ia.t.h a.v e tsheeeoinrr g acnaiapcc iftroyr esicseit nna onw ay
annlulebdur,ta twheearnk eeda,ni dn ap rofowuanyd.
(Bdaio& uB almes1 7963:8 )
Fina"lTlhyFe,l uaxn tdh Pea rttyhs'ei: n mgolsest u bstatnetxditea dli ­
catbeyBd a diotuoD eleubzeoefr Teh Cel maoorfB einogs,lc liabtewetese n
ar hetorwiicdraeal-nlgypi rnogm otoifMo anr xLiesnti-naim somc,k eorfy
AnitO-ediapnuwdsh abtor deorna dh omneima ttaocnkD sel euhziem ­
selBfad.i4os ku e'cyo ntenhteirioetsn h atp oltihcteari ln etapohfAy nsiit­cs
Oediipseu ffse ctair veenleyw feodro mfK antpihainl pohsyio ni tmso st
tradisteionWnseaea l.r per etseedBn,ad ioluo udilnyv eiwgihtnsho, t hing
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THEH ISTOYR OF A DISUJNCTIVSEY NTHESIS
morteh atnhK ea ntnioatni ooffn resed otmh,ae u tonosmuoebucjsat n d the
Goodo ncteh reh oertciaflo igws a veodff" :D leeuazneGd u attdaornic' otn ­
cetahli s very twoKe alnltt:h, a wrthe'atstu rctnmah eeu ypw itthoe oxcrise
thHee gelian( 2g0h07o49smatt):"A. n da,si nTh eordiee c lotarn adiction,
Badiopur etsste hnaipsop arhca se ntiirrerleyl teocv oannmttpoe raproytl ii­
clas trucggolnec,l udwirnigt "ibLnyog ao:ttk h etmh,se eo lKda ntiwahnos
prettehnedy 're spcltaatyeirtnihgtne rg a itn okfCe utlst ure.t hmLe:oo k at
the tinsii mgeah n,td h eya'lrreec aodvye irnde uds (ti"b 8i4)d.A. t5:e pxtu b­
lisbhyeB dad iout hfielon l owyienagr unpdsederou ntyGhmeeo rgPeesy rol,
unfortuennatti"etlThleyFe ads coifts hme Poptuatttshpo eo"i netv emno er
blun"tDlleye:ua zneGd u tataarrpier otofiaedsooclgiuse(tsaB "d i[oePuy rol]
17975:1 ).
Whilei ntihotevi eamrlot m etnos fth diesb a-Btead ionuo ttehsra te lated
setnimewnetrsee px resvseerdb aalrloyut nhdip ser io(dD C2B/ -8-)9
revolavreodup noidlt iacnpsd olemtihce, dniesxct utsaskiteohsfne ro mo f
ac onsidpehrieldo socprhiitfciuoaqnluid en t, h 1e89 2T heyoo ftr hSeu bject.
Badiocul aihmesrt eh aDtel euazdeo potnse tohtfew ot hescehsa rac­
teriosfmt atiecr ia(l"itshimeso r nelm ya ttert'h;e ostfith sheO e n e)a tt he
exepnsoeft hoet h(e"rtm taiepsrr imianrr eyl attoti hoonu gthhtteh' e;os fi s
thTew o)M.o roev,ea rnticitphacete inntlgri aonlfae r gumoefTn htCe l maor
ofB einBgad,i ou atrhgtauhtec isos m mitnmeecnaetrs iislnyv otlhvdeee sm o­
tioonfm ultip"lTihceairrtoeeyt e:hr lsi,Dk eel euwzheop, o stihtMe u ltiple,
whiicnhse vmeorr teh aans ebmlcaens inpcoets iitnhge multitpsl e amoun
top resouspgip tnhOen e"( T2S 2.)I nterleysB,tad iinofigun estsheibssy
claimsioenmtgh itnhgaT th Cel maoorf B egia nntdh e texftlosl oitwth at
woulfdu ndamerneetjcaltl:cy h haere arcitDzeelusez em'ast elriisaamsa n
"ultetrfias-smlt'a;t tihnagt l"etfhdteei vsita atdiooptnth spe er sepctiovfe
fligihastr .a dIitc oafnl oivsemtl htabytr k esaa ll mi(rSTr2 o0r.7 s)"
Thiss qeuenwchei,cp ho sDeelse uazse c oam bateannttie rxetleytr on al
anddi stfarnoBtmad ioouw'nps r ograimtsmoa es ,i gnidfiecgarrneetesv oeld
inB adioiun'tse rersetviionefDgw el eeu'zTsh Feol d( Bad1i99o4u,a) nidn
ThCeal moorfB eiintegsl. Tf hetseex wthsi,rl eem aicnriintgpi orccaele,d on
the boafts hirees c iotgintohnah tea nDde leuszhea arn eu mebro ff unda­
menttaeln .eI tnps artuilcaBrad,i onuo ttehsfe lo lowpioinngt si nadasit cive
ofac ommognr ouonfsd o r:t s
threee jctoifo nit dheteha pa th ilpohsayon mde taphayrseeix chsa usted
•
orh avceo mteot heir ennadt;u ral
the oerlaatobifaop nh islpoohoyf t hmeu ltiapnliden p; ar ticular
•
thiem ptoarnocfte h ceo ncoefmp utl tiplicity;
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the tohfoe nstiosl loi gmimcaaneanncde ;
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thaeffi rmatiotnh otuihgbsaho ttu nudpw itshi ngiutlya.r
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