The actualization of the virtual in space much as a thermodynamic intensive process is characterized by the productive role which differences play in the driving of fluxes, so in the enlarged sense a process is intensive if it relates difference to. In this article, i suggest a way of reading delanda which recovers. Delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy not school. The cambridge companion to deleuze edited by daniel w.
The series aims to present work which is both theoretically innovative and challenging, whilst retaining a commitment to rigour and clarity and to the power and precision of thought. Philosophical chemistry furthers manuel delanda s revolutionary intervention in the philosophy of science and science studies. He is a lecturer in architecture at the princeton university school of architecture and the university of pennsylvania school of design, where he teaches courses on the philosophy of urban history and the dynamics of cities as historical actors with an emphasis on the. Aug 14, 2005 delanda reconstructs deleuze for a scientific audience, but then bifurcates virtual science from virtual philosophy according to his proclaimed flat ontology of individuals well defined as nonhierachical by delanda, but which ontologically flattens a fully deleuzian intensive philosophy of multiplicity which includes sociolinguistic. Manuel delanda provides the first detailed overview of the assemblage theory found in germ in deleuze and guattaris writings. The european graduate school, saasfee, switzerland, june 10, 2007. Manuel delanda has published essays on philosophy and film theory. Assemblage theory and social complexity 2006, deleuze.
Continuum, 2002 delanda, manuel materialist metaphysics, in deleuze. Despite the generally positive reception of manuel delanda s intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002, it has been pointed out that delanda s reconstruction of deleuzes ontology has concentrated almost exclusively on the processes of becoming actual, and has thus far failed to address the processes of becoming virtual. Despite the generally positive reception of manuel delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002, it has been pointed out that delandas reconstruction of deleuzes ontology has concentrated almost exclusively on the processes of becoming actual, and has thus far failed to address the processes of becoming virtual. Continuum, 2002, isbn 0826456235 pbk in delandas third book he reconstructs deleuzes realist ontology, focusing principally on difference and repetition and logic of sense.
He is trying to provide an account of the interdisciplinary basis of deleuzian philosophy, a philosophy that ranges from lewis carrolls alice in wonderland to henri poincares topological geometry and beyond. This article supports delandas position as a refreshing new model for continental thought. Intensive science and virtual philosophy cuts to the heart of the philosophy of gilles deleuze and of today as science wars. Through a series of case studies delanda shows how the concept can be applied to economic, linguistic and military history as. The development of the science and engineering of materials in this century has many aspects which promise to enrich the conceptual reservoir of the philosopher of matter.
Delanda, manuel, intensive science and virtual philosophy new york. Manuel delanda, writer and artist, lives in new york. Miss m what are your projects and general interests. Yet his work is widely misunderstood and misinterpreted. Jun 18, 2002 intensive science and virtual philosophy cuts to the heart of the philosophy of gilles deleuze and of today as science wars. Against a monadic and totalizing understanding of science, delandas historicizing investigation traces the centrality of divergence, specialization and hybridization through the fields and subfields of chemistry.
Generally, i consider myself a philosopher, although i dont have any credentials, im more of a street philosopher. Philosophical chemistry furthers manuel delandas revolutionary intervention in the philosophy of science and science studies. Manuel delanda, intensive science and virtual philosophy. Manuel delanda, the philosophy of chemistry, october 2 manuel delanda is an artist and philosopher. David bourget western ontario david chalmers anu, nyu area editors. Designed to be in the wake of deleuze and guattaris interest in the abstract machine suitably flexible, this is perhaps where delanda s book falls. Oct 17, 2019 philosophical chemistry furthers manuel delanda s revolutionary intervention in the philosophy of science and science studies.
Leslie dema, university of guelph, canada, journal of the european legacy, vol 11, no. The philosophy of gadamer submit an article journal homepage. Manuel delanda is the author of five philosophy books, war in the age of intelligent machines 1991, a thousand years of nonlinear history 1997, intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002, a new philosophy of society 2006, and the emergence of synthetic reason forthcoming. After studying art in the 1970s, he became known as an independent filmmaker making underground 8mm and 16mm films inspired by critical theory and philosophy. Manuel delanda intensive science and virtual philosophy. Intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002, a new philosophy of society. First published 10 years ago, manuel delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy rapidly established itself as a landmark text in contemporary continental thought. The realism of manuel delanda,3 drawn somewhat counterintuitively from deleuze and guattari, but developed with vigor and passion, and unremittingly realist in spirit. The book provides a big picture of selforganized systems from thunderstorms to civilizations. Intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002 a thousand years of nonlinear history 1997.
Delanda conceives of the world as made up of countless layers of assemblages, irreducible to their parts and never dissolved into larger organic wholes. Intensive science and virtual philosophy sage journals. Through a series of case studies delanda shows how the concept can be applied to economic, linguistic and military history as well as to metaphysics, science and mathematics. Delandas notable works include war in the age of intelligent machines 1991, a thousand years of nonlinear history 1997, intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002 and a new philosophy of society. Delanda here draws on the realist philosophy of gilles deleuze to the domain of philosophy of science. Delanda explicates deleuzes philosophy of multiplicity well in the first three chapters as it relates to science, except for chapter 2 where he says these would be in a nutshell, the three ontological dimensions which constitute the deluzian world. Owing largely to the writings by manuel delanda manuel delanda, intensive science and virtual philosophy london. Between 1975 and 1982 he was an independent filmmaker. Manuel delanda born 1952 is a mexicanamerican writer, artist and philosopher who has lived in new york since 1975. The book provides a big picture of selforganized systems from thunderstorms to. Assemblage is a sort of antistructural concept that permits the researcher to speak of emergence, heterogeneity, the decentred and the ephemeral in nonetheless ordered social life. Jun 30, 2007 he is the author of war in the age of intelligent machines 1991, a thousand years of nonlinear history 1997, intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002 and a new philosophy of society. His films were selected for the whitney biennial in 1978 and had oneman shows at anthology film archives, collective for.
If architecture as lebbeus woods says is about building ideas, then we may easily consider the philosopher, artist and writer manuel delanda one of the most influential and active archistars there is although architecture is not the direct object of delandas speculations, his ideas and writings provide architectural thinking with valuable. Sep 10, 2008 manuel delanda is one of the few admitted realists in presentday continental philosophy, a position he claims to draw from deleuze. On delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy. Intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002 a new philosophy of society. Functional systems as metric forms and institutions as non. A shorter version appeared in journal of the british society for phenomenology 34. Assemblage theory and social complexity 2006 2015 deleuze. In manuel delandas introduction to intensive science and virtual philosophy 20 edition, he states his intention to focus on deleuzes ontology. Delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy not. Much more than a history of warfare, delanda s account is an unprecedented philosophical and historical reflection on the changing forms through which human bodies and materials are combined, organized, deployed, and made effective.
Manuels intensive science and virtual philosophy, which is largely addressed. Manuel delanda, uniformity and variability an essay in the. The realism of the speculative realists gathered at the 2007 1 maurizio ferraris, introduction to new realism, trans. Although delanda s ontology is overtly deleuzian, it bears the mark of a wide reading of philosophy of social science literature and suggests a prolonged engagement with the work of roy bhaskar. Borrowed from manuel delanda, the concepts aims at describing the properties of social forms arising in a crowd of individuals functioning as a medium of communication. Intensive science and virtual philosophy by manuel delanda. Jul 01, 2006 despite the generally positive reception of manuel delanda s intensive science and virtual philosophy 2002, it has been pointed out that delanda s reconstruction of deleuzes ontology has concentrated almost exclusively on the processes of becoming actual, and has thus far failed to address the processes of becoming virtual.
At the start of the 21st century, deleuze is now regarded as the most radical and influential of contemporary philosophers. Nov 24, 2008 what is manuel delanda trying to do in this reconstruction of gilles deleuzes ontology. This article has been published according to the terms of the creative commons licence cc byncnd2. Since most social entitles, from small communities to large nationstates, would. I am very interested in the internet because it is an international network of computers which organized itself. He has published many articles and essays and lectured extensively in europe. Many things get lost along the way, like the problem. To learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings, please see our cookie policy.
Intensive science and virtual philosophy transversals. In his new book, he offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Much more than a history of warfare, delandas account is an unprecedented philosophical and historical reflection on the changing forms through which human bodies and materials are combined, organized, deployed, and made effective. Apr 24, 20 first published 10 years ago, manuel delanda s intensive science and virtual philosophy rapidly established itself as a landmark text in contemporary continental thought.
What is manuel delanda trying to do in this reconstruction of gilles deleuzes ontology. This is very clear in the philosophy of gilles deleuze and felix guattari who are perhaps the. This was followed in 2006 by a less famous but even more frequently cited book, a new philosophy of society, in which delanda developed. Intensive science and virtual philosophy cuts to the heart of the ph osophy. Intensive science and virtual philosophy on deleuze. London, united kingdom, 2012 isbn 9781441170286 hb order this book.
Manuel delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy. Delanda reconstructs deleuze for a scientific audience, but then bifurcates virtual science from virtual philosophy according to his proclaimed flat ontology of individuals well defined as nonhierachical by delanda, but which ontologically flattens a fully deleuzian intensive philosophy of multiplicity which includes sociolinguistic. It is argued that neoinstitutionalism privileges nonmetric forms. Manifolds, vector fields and transformation groups 9 2 the actualization of the virtual in space 45. Philosophy and simulation delanda, manuel continuum publishing corporation. Delanda here draws on the realist philosophy of gilles deleuze to the domain of. First published 10 years ago, manuel delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy rapidly. Delanda conceives of the world as made up of countless layers of assemblages, irreducible to their parts and never dissolved. Continuum, 2002, isbn 0826456235 pbk in delanda s third book he reconstructs deleuzes realist ontology, focusing principally on difference and repetition and logic of sense. Reviewed by martin neumann university of koblenzlandau. Against a monadic and totalizing understanding of science, delanda s historicizing investigation traces the centrality of divergence, specialization and hybridization through the fields and subfields of chemistry. Manuel delanda, uniformity and variability an essay in. Manuel delanda manuel delanda provides the first detailed overview of the assemblage theory found in germ in deleuze and guattaris writings.
Pdf on dec 1, 2005, manuel delanda and others published deleuzian interrogations. Intensive science and virtual philosophy manuel delanda continuum london new york. Manuel delandas intensive science and virtual philosophy and my own toolbeing. James gordon has called the study of the strenght of materials the cinderella of science, partly because much of the knowledge was developed by craftmen, metallurgists and engineers that is the flow of ideas often ran from the applied to the pure fields, and partly because by its very nature, the study of materials involved an interaction.
Intensive science and virtual philosophy bloomsbury. The journal will serve as a venue for cutting edge contributions to the field of genealogy studies. Currently a lecturer at the school of architecture at princeton university where he already held a fellowship at the institute for advanced studies in 200001 as well as at the graduate architecture and urban design program at pratt institute, he previously taught at the university of. Delanda sees deleuzes world as the set of entities that actually exist. In fact, science and philosophy travel the same path but in opposite directions. By closing this message, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Intensive science and virtual philosophy bloomsbury revelations. First published 10 years ago, manuel delanda s intensive science and virtual philosophy rapidly established itself as a landmark text in contemporary continental thought. Manuel delandas new book is one more that tackles and argues for what is a rapidly becoming the latest ism in continental philosophy, that of the virtual. Synopsis manuel delanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. Atropos, 2010 delanda, manuel a thousand years of nonlinear history new york. Deleuze, according to delanda, provides us with a genuinely posteinstenian approach to physics. Manuel delanda, intensive science and virtual philosophy london.
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