Deleuze and the history of mathematics: in defence of the 'new'
In: Bloomsbury studies in continental philosophy
Gilles Deleuze's engagements with mathematics, replete in his work, rely upon the construction of alternative lineages in the history of mathematics, which challenge some of the self imposed limits that regulate the canonical concepts of the discipline. For Deleuze, these challenges are an opportunity to reconfigure particular philosophical problems - for example, the problem of individuation - and to develop new concepts in response to them. The highly original research presented in this book explores the mathematical construction of Deleuze's philosophy, as well as addressing the undervalued and often neglected question of the mathematical thinkers who influenced his work. Chapter 1: Leibniz and the Concept of the Infinitesimal. Chapter 2: Maimon's Critique of Kant's Approach to Mathematics. Chapter 3: Bergson and Riemann on Qualitative Multiplicity. Chapter 4: Lautman's Concept of the Mathematical Real. Chapter 5: Badiou and Contemporary Mathematics