In "Assemblage Theory & Method", Ian Buchanan says that one of the main functions of Deleuze's (posthuman) philosophy is to overturn Platonism, particularly on the question of desire (not as lack, but as creative force). Whether this is just another footnote to Plato will depend, I suppose, on whether Deleuze remains as long in people's mind as Plato.
Interesting review. I wonder if “posthumanism”, like any other post, is fundamentally a gesture trapped in its own historical self-referential construct. Looking forward to the days of pre-post (or post-pre, if you prefer).
Hi Andrés. If it's only a matter of naming conventions, it doesn't really matter what it's called. You can call it yogalates-lite if you like. It's the iconoclastic ideas and philosophical shifts that it encompasses that really matters, I'd suggest.
In "Assemblage Theory & Method", Ian Buchanan says that one of the main functions of Deleuze's (posthuman) philosophy is to overturn Platonism, particularly on the question of desire (not as lack, but as creative force). Whether this is just another footnote to Plato will depend, I suppose, on whether Deleuze remains as long in people's mind as Plato.
Interesting review. I wonder if “posthumanism”, like any other post, is fundamentally a gesture trapped in its own historical self-referential construct. Looking forward to the days of pre-post (or post-pre, if you prefer).
Hi Andrés. If it's only a matter of naming conventions, it doesn't really matter what it's called. You can call it yogalates-lite if you like. It's the iconoclastic ideas and philosophical shifts that it encompasses that really matters, I'd suggest.
Perhaps Whitehead was right, we are just footnotes to Plato.
Thank you and best of luck in your endeavours.
Salud!