Deleuze on the Image of Thought

Dr. Ellie Anderson introduces some ideas from Chapter 3 of Gilles Deleuze's 1968 book Difference and Repetition, where Deleuze lays out the dogmatic "image of thought" that he sees evident in much of the history of philosophy from Plato to Hegel and more. She discusses Deleuze's accounts of discord between the faculties, error and bêtise, representation, and more.

This video is based on material from Dr. Anderson's Poststructuralism seminar at Pomona College.

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[yusufcanbulut]

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[TrismegistusMx]

I'm so glad I found this channel. This segment reminds me of a DMT trip I had in which my thoughts were represented by moving shapes and sounds. When I realized I could control the signal. I turned my thoughts off just briefly, but that moment extended into infinity, and I was left with an image of myself thinking about my experience in a cacophony of light and music. The perspective shift changed my perspective on thought and life. It's all a coping mechanism for the true nature of the infinite. We use our thoughts to fraction off pieces we believe that we understand, and we use those building blocks to construct our world. We're blubbering madmen, screaming in terror. Most of us never experience it directly until our moment of death. The brain cannot receive an accurate transmission while it is projecting its own signal. Meditation is an attempt to experience this infinite moment. Of course, I know I'm not speaking academically. Just sharing my personal experience.

[ghundmanful]

So glad you mentioned the subject of bêtise/false problems/stupidity. I'm writing about stupidity in relation to democracy and the "END" of the Enlightenment. Strangely, or not, stupidity plays a mayor role in this proces of undermining reason, knowledge and truth. I appreciate your video's very much.

[ozzymandias]

Deleuze's Difference and Repetition was one of the first proper works of philosophy I read on my own (aside from the curated snippets you are assigned in intro classes), and the Image of Thought chapter has indelibly affected the way I think about every text I've engaged with since. Even a year and a half later, I still find myself going back to that chapter and thinking it over again. Thank you for making a video going over it.

[TheGarudaman]

I’m reminded of something from Joseph Campbell, describing a Buddhist concept; “Identify not with the thought, but with the Knower of the Thought. Not with the Body, but with the Knower of the Body” or along those lines. 😊

[MartinBraonain]

Listening to this I thought (ha) of Emily Dickinson's poetry and how she problematises and explores thought, what it is to know and the limits of that. 'Tell all the truth, but tell it slant.' She foregrounds creative thinking when encountering the world. I was reading Volcanoes be in Sicily today and your video immediately resonated with me. Thanks.

[ElRecopilador-wzdn]

I´m a Hispanic Literature professor, I cover a lot of philosophy in my classes, and you hit the nail with that explanation; it´s perfect for my undergrad students, clear, to the point, and moderately complex. Great work.

[austinbailey]

This is one of the best guide/summary videos of the key ideas in Deleuze--specifically, Difference and Repetition--that I have ever seen. All I can say is: I wish I had your clarity and concision. Thank you so much. This will be helpful for a current research project I am working on. Your students are very lucky to have you.

[artlessons]

Thanks for an animated attempt to define such a complex work. Your vocabulary and usage of words are always a joy to the ears.

[bruce-le-smith]

I am definitely a dimwit lol, recently I've been trying to teach myself woodworking using YouTube, and I can confirm that most of my misadventures are simply nonsense. I don't even have the frameworks or motor skills to classify them as genuine errors. As with all the videos on this channel I will need to watch it about a dozen more times, but this really is some of the best content on this platform. Thank you

[BailelaVida]

Excellent. Thanks kindly for your well exposed lectures. Love'em!
M. Deleuze sure is an interesting chap. Please continue the good work.

[quinn]

these are the best intro to philosopher videos on youtube

[cosmicwit]

Thank you for what is quite possibly the most lucid and helpful explanation of Chapter 3 of DR!

[JB-qhdn]

Could you discuss Blanchot’s thoughts on philosophy and literature, exteriority and the outside. Thank you 😊 💓 your discussions are truly marvelous ✨️ ❤️ 💖 ♥️ 💕 thank you

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Thanks Ellie for this and many other of your videos - your sincerity, acute insights, comprehension and animated delivery are all a pleasure, and bring philosophy close (ie serve as an introduction or recap). You are a refreshing change from the style of many academics - some of whom are defensive and over specialised. I wish you were around for my doctorate (on Charles Peirce - is he someone you might cover?)
May you continue well in 2023. (from Australia)

[davidcastillo]

Yes! I can't binge your videos because well - it's F'ing philosophy! - but I'm working my way through your catalog so I don't know if you've covered Deleuze before but yes! At last! Deleuze is strange because I think the way he highlights his work makes it seem more cryptic than it actually is, but I always find something unique and insightful whenever I read (slowly) his work. Case in point: his notion of 'arrangements' rather than human rights. Anyway, your work is phenomenal and this channel is essential. Keep up the inspired work Dr. Anderson!

[まこと-mg]

I'm a student of English literature who learnt a little bit about philosophy and found this useful and interesting <3

[MervJaap]

Most of my life seems to evolve around the desire to think up or, as Deleuze puts it, encounter something truly original. This bit on Deleuze, which you explained so aptly, really gives me a new way to think about finding originality and seems to confirm that mostly (adult) life is about recognition (and thus no thought or novelty at all).

[shamanverse]

The Deleuzian Koan: perception is conception. Conception is perception.

[Garland]

So.... when you brought up reading the last page first to get the listed form of the 8 postulates, I didn't do that on my first read... I, as strange as it may sound kept referencing the table of contents and found that really helpful for figuring out the spacing of the transitions of the postulates within the chapter.