Gilles Deleuze's Transcendental Empiricism: From Tradition to Difference

by Marc Rölli, Peter Hertz-Ohmes (Translation)

Marc Rolli offers us a detailed examination of Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of transcendental empiricism. He demonstrates that Deleuze takes up and radicalises the empiricist school of thought developing a systematic alternative to the mainstreams of modern continental philosophy.
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328 pages, Hardcover

Published October 18, 2016

Reviews

[Ben Kearvell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Adept account of Deleuze's thought and his engagement with the history of philosophy. Rolli knows what he's talking about, however, he does not 'unpack' ideas so much as he brings them into proximity with Deleuze's project. You have to have some knowledge of Deleuze's philosophical lineage to get the best out of this text. If you're unfamiliar with Deleuze's background, I recommend Hardt's 'Gilles Deleuze: An Apprenticeship in Philosophy'. He does a better job tending to the uninitiated. That said, Rolli's book is a worthy companion to Hardt's. What it lacks in basic readability it makes up for with philosophical rigour.

[Jacob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Probably better-suited to those not familiar with Deleuze as it explicitly traces his influences back to Hume, Kant, Husserl, and Heidegger. For those looking for a more concise read, and something more "Deleuzian," Zourabichvili's comparable book "Deleuze: Philosophy of the Event" would be the better pick.