Differentiation and Distinction: On the Problem of Individuation from Scotus to Deleuze

Deleuze and Guatarri Studies 12 (3):353-373 (2018)
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Abstract

In this paper I present an interpretation of Deleuze's concept of the virtual. I argue that this concept is best understood in relation to the problematic of individuation or differentiation, which Deleuze inherits from Duns Scotus. After analysing Scotus' critique of Aristotelian or hylomorphic approaches to the problem of individuation, I turn to Deleuze's account of differentiation and his interpretation of the calculus in chapter 4 of Difference and Repetition. The paper seeks thereby to explicate Deleuze's dialectics or theory of Ideas, his approach to the principle of sufficient reason, and the concept of the virtual itself.

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reprint Morejón, Gil (2018) "Differentiation and Distinction: On the Problem of Individuation from Scotus to Deleuze". Deleuze and Guattari Studies 12(3):353-373

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Gil Morejon
DePaul University