Tag Archives: Gilles Deleuze

The Conscientious One

Posted on April 29, 2023 by Lee

“I am the one I must be,” says Zarathustra. He accepts himself fully the way he is. And he walks with a carefree step. So carefree that in fact he is sometimes careless. And walking through the swamp he steps … Continue reading →

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The Pendulum

Posted on July 15, 2021 by Lee

In Chapter 5 of his book about the philosopher Leibniz, Gilles Deleuze ponders whether he should keep working this evening, or go to a nightclub. He’s not firmly in favour of either and he seems to prefer first the one … Continue reading →

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Vision and Judgement

Posted on February 15, 2019 by Lee

“I don’t know, let’s see.” – Alfred Korzybski Gilles Deleuze has a problem with judgement. The problem is that judgement has too prominent a place in the way human beings interpret and evaluate the world. We use judgement to make … Continue reading →

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Notes on Deleuze and Guattari: A Thousand Plateaus

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Lee

Segmentarity is when we divide things up, into segments. There are countless ways you can divide things. It depends what you’re trying to do. Segmentarity works “in a circular fashion,” in ever wider circles, or “in a linear fashion.” When … Continue reading →

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