Gilles Deleuze's Difference and Repetition: A Critical Introduction and Guide

by James Williams

This is the first critical introduction to Difference and Repetition, Gilles Deleuze's most important work of philosophy and one of the most significant texts of contemporary philosophy. In offering a critical analysis of Deleuze's methods, principles and arguments, the book enables readers to engage with the revolutionary core of Deleuze's philosophy and take up favorable or critical positions with respect to its most innovative and controversial ideas. The book will also help to extend Deleuze's work to philosophers working in the analytic tradition.

Genres: Philosophy, Theory

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

Reviews

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Execellent companion for approaching Deleuze's Difference and Repetition for the first time. I really liked the mass of examples Williams is giving in this book and that he constantly enganges with the writing of Deleuze via the questions Deleuze tries to answer with his philosophical approach.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Williams provides a clear and readable introduction. The best part of his style is his asides. Deleuze can be frustrating to read because he provides so few concrete examples. Williams makes up for this by peppering his explanation with little questions and anecdotes that link Deleuze's ideas to the practical contexts of life. This book really saved me when I was floundering in a difficult philosophical text!

[Rui Carlos · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well written but poorly edited book of philosophical criticism with scores of typos in grammar, spelling and style that makes reading a published work like reading a galley print or advanced reader's copy. Otherwise the book is readable and helpful in making clear a difficult book of philosophy by Deleuze. I may try to get the second edition to see if it reads better and to appreciate the added material to Williams' first edition version.

[Koobert Doobert · Rating 4 out of 5]

Williams does a great job introducing and interpreting a text which intentionally defies final interpretation.

[Noah Christiansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read:
- Preface
- Chapter One
- Chapter Two
- Chapter Three
- Chapter Four
- Chapter Five