Deleuze and Guattari's 'Anti-Oedipus'

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A Reader's Guide

By Ian Buchanan

Series: Reader's Guides

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Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus by Ian Buchanan serves as an introduction and guide to the complex ideas presented in Deleuze and Guattari's original work. Buchanan explains how they challenge traditional psychoanalytic theories, particularly the Oedipus complex, by offering a radical view of desire and the human mind. The book explores concepts such as "desiring-machines" and critiques the established structures that shape our thinking and behaviour.
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If you're intrigued by the intersections of philosophy and psychology, you might enjoy this insightful exploration of Deleuze and Guattari's groundbreaking ideas. It's ideal for those who are interested in understanding complex theoretical frameworks and critiquing traditional psychoanalytic concepts. The book provides valuable context and analysis, making challenging material more accessible to readers seeking a deeper intellectual engagement.

Deleuze and Guattari's 'Anti-Oedipus'

Challenging the twin orthodoxies of Lacanian psychoanalysis and Althusserian Marxism, "Anti-Oedipus" is an important, yet challenging piece of philosophical writing. This title is a suitable companion to one of the twentieth-century's most influential philosophical works. It also gives guidance on its philosophical and historical context.

Anti-Oedipus is widely considered to be one of the most brilliant and influential philosophical works of the 20th century.

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Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's Anti-Oedipus is the first part of a two-volume project entitled Capitalism and Schizophrenia. Challenging the twin orthodoxies of Lacanian psychoanalysis and Althusserian Marxism, Anti-Oedipus is an important and exciting, yet challenging piece of philosophical writing.

Ian Buchanan's Reader's Guide to Anti-Oedipus is the ideal companion to one of the twentieth century's most influential philosophical works.

Book Details

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ISBN: 9780826491497

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 February 2008

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 12.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 244g

Pages: 182

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Ian Buchanan Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Reader's Guides

About the Author

Ian Buchanan is the founder of the Deleuze and Guattari Studies journal and author and editor of over thirty books on the work of Deleuze and Guattari including Deleuze and Guattari’s ‘Anti-Oedipus’ (Bloomsbury, 2008), and Assemblage Theory and Method (Bloomsbury, 2021) and The Incomplete Project of Schizoanalysis (2021).

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