DELEUZE A STOIC

Shows how Deleuze's engagement with Stoicism produced many of his most singular and powerful ideasDeleuze dramatises the story of ancient philosophy as a rivalry of four types of thinkers: the subverting pre-Socratics, the ascending Plato, the interiorising Aristotle and the perverting Stoics. Deleuze assigns the Stoics a privileged place because they introduced a new orientation for thinking and living that turns the whole story of philosophy inside out.

Ryan J. Johnson reveals Deleuze's provocative reading of ancient Stoicism produced many of his most singular and powerful ideas. For Deleuze, the Stoics were innovators of an entire system of philosophy which they structured like an egg. Johnson structures his book in this way: Part I looks at physics (the yolk), Part II is logic (the shell) and Part III covers ethics (the albumen). Including previously untranslated French Stoic scholarship, Johnson unearths new possibilities for bridging contemporary and ancient philosophy.

Arata modul in care angajamentul lui Deleuze cu stoicismul a produs multe dintre cele mai singulare si puternice idei ale sale. Deleuze dramatizeaza povestea filosofiei antice ca o rivalitate a patru tipuri de ganditori: presocraticii subversivi, Platonul ascendent, Aristotel interiorizant si stoicii pervertitori. Deleuze atribuie stoicilor un loc privilegiat, deoarece au introdus o noua orientare spre gandire si viata, care transforma intreaga poveste a filozofiei din exterior. Ryan J.