Introduction to Deleuze: Difference and Repetition

I introduce the thought of Gilles Deleuze through his 1968 book, Difference and Repetition. I look at Deleuze's basic concepts - especially difference, repetition and the virtual; his relationship to philosophers like Spinoza and Kant; and how he provides some of the ontological foundations for other 'poststructural' or postmodern theorists like Foucault and Derrida.

I also look at the relationship between the virtual, the Idea and the multiplicity - all important concepts for understanding the rest of Deleuze's work. This introduction should serve to give a fuller understanding of ideas like the Rhizome, the haecceity and 'lines of flight' that are a large part of his later work with Félix Guattari - a Thousand Plateaus. Most importantly, I try to make understanding Deleuze as simple as possible!

Then & Now is FANFUNDED! Support me on Patreon and pledge as little as $1 per video

Or send me a one-off tip of any amount and help me make more videos:

Buy on Amazon through this link to support the channel:

Follow me on:

Credits:

Stock footage provided by Videvo, downloaded from

Foucault Image:

By Nemomain

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Edited by Lewis Waller

Image of Derrida:

By Chinmoy Guha

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Edited by Lewis Waller

Image of Deleuze:

By trenutna

This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Edited by Lewis Waller

Music:

Cylinder Five by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons License