015 Deleuze on Philosophy




Jay Forrest On Secular Buddhism show

Summary: Today I deal with Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari’s book, What is Philosophy? They define philosophy as “the art of forming, inventing, and fabricating concepts” (p. 2). Although I disagree with their definition, I find it helpful. It brings out the need to distinguish the philosopher from the theoretician. The Oxford English Dictionary defines a theoretician as “a person who forms, develops, or studies the theoretical framework of a subject. I argue, on the other hand, that a philosophy is the love and pursuit of wisdom, and the resulting worldview and way of life of that pursuit. A philosopher, in other words, is a worldview weaver.<br> <br> References<br> Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari. (1994). What is Philosophy? New York: Columbia University Press.