Watkins, Lee (2011) Hegel after Deleuze and Guattari : freedom in philosophy and the state. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

In the thesis I explain why an immanent approach in philosophy means taking contingency to be "irreducible". I show why Deleuze and Guattari believe this to be the case and why they think Hegel fails to do this. I then go on to show in what way Hegel incorporates contingency into his system and how he also creates his own sense of "necessity" that emerges from the systematic treatment of contingent concepts. In this way I show how Hegel can respond to the demand for immanence made by Deleuze and Guattari. I suggest that freedom, for Hegel, consists in the systematic treatment of contingency in our lives and in our thinking.

Item Type:	Thesis or Dissertation (PhD)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BD Speculative Philosophy
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Deleuze, Gilles, 1925-1995 -- Criticism and interpretation, Guattari, Félix, 1930-1992 -- Criticism and interpretation, Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831 -- Criticism and interpretation, Contingency (Philosophy)
Official Date:	November 2011
Dates:	Date Event November 2011 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Philosophy
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Houlgate, Stephen
Sponsors:	University of Warwick ; Arts & Humanities Research Council (Great Britain) (AHRC)
Extent:	365 leaves
Language:	eng

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