Gilles Deleuze is widely regarded as one of the major post-war proponents of Nietzschean thought in continental philosophy. Over a period of forty years, he presented what amounts to a philosophy of vitalism and multiplicity, bringing together concepts from thinkers as diverse as Nietzsche and Hume.

In the first comprehensive English-language introduction to Deleuze, John Marks offers a lucid reading of a complex, abstract and often perplexing body of work. Marks examines Deleuzes philosophical writings as well as the political and aesthetic preoccupation which underpinned his thinking and provides a rigourous and illuminating reading of Deleuzes early studies of Hume, Nietzsche, Kant, Bergson and Spinoza, his collaborations with Felix Guattari, and the development of a distinctively Deleuzian conceptual framework.

Marks focuses on the philosophical friendship that developed between Deleuze and Foucault and considers the full range of Deleuzes fascinating writings on literature, art and cinema. This is a clear and concise guide to the work of one of the twentieth centurys most influential thinkers.

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Preface
1. Gilles Deleuze: A Life in Philosophy
2. The Philosophy of Deleuze
3. Untimely Philosophies
4. Transcendental Empiricism
5. Capitalism and Schizophrenia
6. Foucault
7. The Literary Machine
8. Cinema: New Art, New Thought
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index