Difference And Repetition -

In Difference and Repetition , Gilles Deleuze launches a radical critique of Western metaphysics, arguing that philosophy has historically subordinated "difference" to "identity" and "representation." Deleuze proposes a reversal of this structure, advocating for an ontology where difference exists in-itself, independent of pre-defined concepts or subjects. By analyzing repetition not as a mechanical return of the same, but as a productive force creating novelty, this paper outlines how Deleuze shifts focus from being to becoming , from representations to intensive singularities. 1. Introduction: The Crisis of Representation

The Affirmation of Difference: Reimagining Ontology in Deleuze’s Difference and Repetition Difference and Repetition

The intrinsic, intensive, and productive power of "becoming". In Difference and Repetition , Gilles Deleuze launches