Gilles Deleuze - BwO

[StoneTeller]

Does anyone knows the work of this Philosopher?

I started reading about him a few days ago after a cousin how studies philosophy introduced me to his theories that I found at least interesting.

I'm more interested on is studies on the domain of Metaphysics.

In particular the theory of the Body Without Organs. To quote something:

You invent self-destructions that have nothing to do with the death-drive.
Dismantling the organism never meant killing yourself, but rather opening the body to connections that presuppose an entire assemblage [… ]. [… .] You have to keep enough of the organism for it to reform each dawn [… ]. [… ] You don’t reach the BwO [… ] by wildly destratifying. [… .] If you free it with too violent an action, if you blow apart the strata without taking precautions, then [… ] you will be killed, plunged into a black hole, or even dragged toward catastrophe. Staying stratified – organized, signified, subjected – is not the worst that can happen; the worst that can happen is if you throw the strata into demented or suicidal collapse, which bring them back down on us heavier than ever (Deleuze
and Guattari 1988: 160-161)

But they also give warning in their books to the danger of attaining the body without organs so I also like to read the scepticism of Ansell Pearson about his theories.


Have anyone ever read Deleuze? What are your opinions?



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[Margo]

Interesting piece. Ive not heard of this guy. Im not learned or well read for that matter. I do like thing slike this. My former therapist was heavily into metaphysics. My mother is too. But enough said about that ¬.¬

Reminds me of my mother constantly banging on....."you are not your body" and "nothing in this room is real"

Reminds me also of a book (okay so i do read "sometimes") i once read on Samadi. The Hindu(?) (iirc) state of higher conciousness in which you transcend the physical and all levels in between.

[The One Who]

Deleuze is great! His best stuff is with Guttari. If you are interested you should probably invest in a copy of Capitalism and Schizophrenia, but just know that at times it is rather strange and rather heavy-going.