Deleuze: the clamor of being

169 Pages·2010·1.48 MB·English

by  Alain Badiou

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Contents
TranslatorP'rse faceP ortraiPthuirleo sioonrSp hhtiyif,nP ge rspecvtiiiv es
Worksb y GillesD eleuze xxv
Inrtoductio5n0: N ear! 50 Far! 1
Chapter1 . WhichD eleuze? 9
Chapter2 . Univocitoyf Beinga nd Mlutiplicitoyf Names 19
Chapter3 . Method 31
Chapter4 . The Vitrual 43
Chapter5 . Timea nd Truth 55
Chapter6 . Eternla Returna nd Chance 67
Chapter7 . The Outsidaen dt heF old 79
Chapter8 . A Singularity9 5
AppendixS elecTetxetbdsy G ilDleelse uz10e3
TheU nivoocfiB teyi( nIg)
105
TheV irtual
109
Senasnetd h Teas ko fPh ilosophy
115
TheU nivoocfiB teyi( nIgI )
119
MovemeanntMd u ltiplicities
121
Timvee rsTruust h
125
TheT hougohftt h Oeu tside
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Notes 131
Indxe 141

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trarays,a na ppeatolc ontintuheew orkt hadte athha di nterruptendo-tli,ef s s
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pusheyso uf romb ehinda,s eirni oefgs u stasn dj oltwso,u"l hda vfeo rcFeodu cault
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pretratcreadj ecTthoirnsye .c esswiatsay l tlh eg reatDeerl,e uze addeda,s h ien sofar
hadt hei mpresstihoantt h ilso gic-thpeasses agaensdp ropulsionss-owraesl y
misundersbtyom oadn yr eadearnsdc ommentators.
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formeirsa, b ookb ya ni mportpahnitl osoopnho enreo fh icso ntemporaArnidle est.
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tarbyy,J ean-JacLqeuceesr cwlaes,p ublisihneR da diPchaoilsl oipnhe yar l1y99 9,
anda ni nteresitnitnegr viinAe wr tforwuimtLh,a ureSne dofsdkayt,ef sr om1 994),5
Badioiuas p hilosoopfhi emrp ortaHnicsem .a gnumo pusL,' tEreeltv ' eine(mBeenintg
ande ventp)u,b lisihne1 d89 86h, asb eenv ariously hailed b(yaB nadd iporue'csi sely
philosoppheiecraasls") a b ooko fe xceptisocnoapalen dr arceo ura(goetf h ougthth)a t
tackltehsew holoef p hilosofprhoyPm,a rmenitdoeH se idegg(ePrh"i liLpapceo ue­
Labart"haes )i;g nifibcoaon.kt .w.hi cohn ec annfoatit olfi nd' staggewrhiincgh, 'o ne
cannobty pasOse"a n-FranLs;yooitsa radn)d"; t hfier sbto oks,i ncBee ianngTd mi e,
thaatg ain dtaoar setksh eq uestio'nW:h aotf b einqgu ab ein'ga ?ndp roffearnsa nswer
toi t("D-ominiqJuaen ica.uA7dn )di ndeesdo,m ethionftg h es copaen da udacity of
theb ookm ayb eg augebdyt hef actth aBta diou's taon" stwheqeru estioofbn e ing"
entatihlasot n tolomguys tb es ituaatset dh ec oncernn,o ta ta lolf p hilosobpuhty ,
ofm athematics, unadste hrefis etloodof da purteh eoroyft hem ultipIlnoe t.h er
wordsf,o rB adiobue,i nigst hep urmeu ltip(lweh ichhen ametsh e" inconsistent"
multipolrte h,em ulti"pwliet hout-ionsn ter,e"s stihnegr ebya btsheen ocfea n yf unc­
tioonf u nitayn)d,o nlays ystoefmt hougchatp abolfae p prehenpduirnmegu ltiples
independeonfat nlycy h aracteortihsettrhi actn h emiurl tipliistc hietrye fcoarpea ble
ofa na ccetsosb einqgu ab einTgh.e d evelopmweintthsmi ant hematsiicnscC ea n­
torfu lfiltlh er equiremtehnatBtsa diodui scearsnt sh osoefs ucah c onceptsuyasl­
temn:o tabsleytt,h eory atttrosi ebtunsto oe tsh eers sentchea tnh aotfb einagm ul-
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tipliacnidti yn,s ofaastr h itsh eofruyr theesrt ablitshhaeetvs e rsye otf a s eits i tself
alwaays se ti,ti sa r ealizaftoiBroa nd,i oouft, h ei detah aetv ermyu ltiipslt eh em ul­
tipolfem ultipwlietsh,o ruetf eretnouc nei tiofea sn ys orItn.p ositiosneittnh ge ory
lesass a partictuhleaorrt yh aans t hea ccomplishomfe" nwth acta nb et hought
mathematicBaaldliyo,du"r awtsh e concltuhsaiitoti n sf romi tvse royr igtihna t
mathemathiacscs o nstittuhtese cdi enocfbe e inqgu ab ein(ga lthoiutig sho nltyo ­
dayt hawte h avteh em eantso k notwhi sa)n,dt hapth ilosoipnhc yl,a rifyiitncsgo n­
ditiomnuss,ta bandointc sl aitmoo ntolo(gayl thonuogtth h ei dentificaasts iuocnh
ofo ntologbye'lso ngtionm ga thematLi'csE:et trle'e v eneemxaemnitnt ehsea xioms
ofs etth eofrryo mt hep oinotfv ieowf t heiimrp licatfioor"n csl asspihciallo"s ophi­
caplr obleimnsv olvientd h et hinkionfbg e inagn)d a ddreistss eolnft ,h ec ontrary,
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ontoloogrym ,a thematAincdsh .e riet i si mporttaonn to tteh abty," subtractive,"
Badiouun dersta(niadn ss e nsteh aitsn ott ob ec onfusweidt Hhe idegg"ewri'tsh ­
drawaolfb eingw"h)a tc annoitn,g enerbael" ,s upposbeyd,o" r i na,n yf ormo f
presenocree x perieMnocrees. p ecificiaflf,lo yBr,a diobue,i ncga nnot present itself
ass uc(hi an p resentaittii osbn o)t,bh e cauistoe c cuirnse vye" rpresenta(ttihoen "
multiipslt eh ev erryge imoefp resentaatnidbo enc)a uisnef ,a cfto,sr o methgi tnob e
presentaeu dn,i fyionpge rati"otnhc,eo unt-as-mounsetr, e"n detrh em ultipcloen ­
sisteintft o;l lotwhse reforef rtohmaa p to,i notfv ieiwm manetnott he "situation"
resultfirnogmt hiosp erat(iio.nae s .i,t uatiisdo enfi neadsa p resentaotfai c oonn sis­
temnutl tiptlheep) u,r meu ltipwlhei,c ihsa bsoluutneplrye sentianab " lceo unt-as­
one,i"sn tohionrgi,;n o thewro rdsb,e inigsw hati sp reseinntt h ep resentabtyi on
wayo fa s ubtracftrioomtn h ec ount-asB-aodnieo.au l seox prestsheibssy g ivitnog
beinogr,t he inconsistneanmceoy f," vtohiedT .h"a ta dmittpehdi,l osoipnha yd­
dressitnheg quesotfwi hoant i ss ubtracftreodmt hiosn tologsiucbatlr acbtei-.oyn
come"st hgee nertahle oroyft hee ventf,o"ra ne venitsp reciswehlaytp unctures
(oirs s ubtrafctreodmt hea xiomgso vernians gi)t uatiitho ansa: " sitiena" s ituation
butt hidso enso tb elontgot hel attietri ,ss ulpepmteaynrt oi tp,o sitioonnet dh e
"edgoef t hev oi"dA .sa t otaclhlayn cien,c alculdaibslceo,n nescutpepdl emtehnatt
surgfeosr tihna s ituatainodin n standtilsya ppetahrees v,e nitso nlrye cordienid t s
verdyi sappeariantn hcefe o rmo ft hel inguitsrtaictceh aittl eavbeesh inIdti. s o n
theb asoifst hese ttrhaacater sei nstigtahtepe dr oceodftu rruetthsha it ti sp hiloso­
phy'tsa stko s eizaen do rganiIzneo .t hewro rdsp,h ilosoipsnh oyt a p roductoifo n
"Truthb"u ta no peratoinot nh eb asiosft hel ocatlr uthosrp, r oceduorfet sr uth,
tharte,l attioav s ei tuatailowna,oy rsi ginianat nee vent.8
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author contofia ns eidn gle gheinpsrh ei:l osopohuitcpault encomspoamsets heisr ­
teetni tlaensdh, e h asa lswor ittaen nu mbeorf c ritiacnadpl o liticaln oevseslasy,s ,
playasn,de vetnh el ibreotfta ono permaa,k inogf h ima "complepthei losopher"
ont heS artrmeoadne lh)i,bs o oko nD eleuze-wihno sweo rko,fc oursteh,ec on­
ceptosf" multiplaincdi" teyv"e natr"ec entral-cnooutlf da itloa rousanee nor­
mousi nteriensF tr ancbeo,t hb efoarned u poni tpsu blicaTthiiosin n.t erweasst,
moreovearlt,lh ek eenegri veBna diopur'esv ioeuxst,r emperloyb idnigs cussoif on
Deleuzweo'rski na na rtircelvei ewTihneFg olLde:i banntidhz Be ao rquaen,dD 9el euze's
examinaotfiB oand iouun'dse rtaiknia nl go npga ragroafpT hV hIaPsth ilhyo?(sw orpit­
tenw itFhe liGxu attarIit)w .alsc 0l eatrh abto tthh inkceernst ered retshepierc tive
reflectointo hneps r obleomfas n i mmanent deteromfit nhaemt uilotni pelnet,a iling
thec onsequreenfuts aolfa lflo rmosf t ranscendaenndca e r,i gorotuhse oroyft he
evenYte.t i,tw asn ol escsl eatrh atth ew aysin w hicthh et wot hinkceornsc eived
"thmeu ltip(lBea"d ioour") m ultipli(cDietlieeuswz"ee r)es harpolpyp osewdi,t h
Badiouup holdian "gm athematipzaerda"d iogfmt hem ultipilnte h,e t raditoifo n
Plataon dD escartaensdD, e leuazne" organiocri" svti"t al" parmaudlitgimp loifc i­
tietsh aitf,i tm ayb ep ositioinnte hdet raditoifAo rni stoatnldLe e ibnidze,r ives
mostd irecftrloymB ergsonF.oHrb otthh inketrhsep, a radiagdmo ptbeydt heo ther
proveisn adequtaott eh et asokf a genertahle oroyfm ultipliecsi.Ft oirB adiou,
Deleuzoer'gsa nidcoicsttr iwniet,ih t vsi sioofnt hew orld/beaisan c go ntinutoou­s
taliatnydi tdse pendeonnct eh ec onceptoupaplo sitaicotni vity/p(aosrfs oilvdi/t y
unfolndo)to, n lrye ndeirtis m possitboal cec oufnotar ne veanst the " singuloafr ity
a rupturbeu,tr" e introdiuncteaos c onceptualiozfta hteim oulnt ipplreo claiming
immanenpcree ciswehlayit t s eektsoa voinda,m eltyr,a nscendfeonDrce el;e uzoen,
theo ther hBaanddi,o mua'tsh ematipzaerda diogfsm etcso ndemhniscs o nceptual­
izatiooftn h em ultiptlore e maitnr uncatheecd a:n o nlsyu cceiendc onceivoifn g
numericqaula,n titaetxitveen,do er"d a ctumaull"t ipliwchiitliteeo st,ai lglnyo ritnhge
conceptoifoq nu alitaitnitveen,s "ivvier,t umaull"t iplicaintdyi eetsf,;o rD eleuze,
fotrh erteob ea " multiplaitca iltl"y,t" h emrues tb ea tl eatswto m ultipileistc,wi ot
typefsr omt heo uts.e..tb ecautsheem ultipliispc rietcyi swehlayth appebnest ween
thet wO."I1ns2 h orat" ,p hilosopdhiiscpault atoifao r na"rt ee nohra db eeenn gaged,
andr eadewresr eu nderstanidnatbelrye isnts eede ihnogw B adiowuo ulsde atb out
explicatthie"n lgo giocfD" e leuzteh'osu gahsta w holMei.g hnto th ibso okp resent
ana nalyosfiD se leutzhea ptr ovetdob ea ltlh efi nera ndt hem ores crupulfoours