in replay to Gene's post on Althusser's ideology and transcendence and
Deleuze's theory of mind:
perhaps. i'm not very familiar with Althusser so i can't really say. But
i do know that D&G simply do not like the concept of ideology. This does
not mean that ideology can not be used in a way that is compossible with
D&G's work. But D&G simply do not like it. If there are people working
on D&G and feel that ideology is a useful concept and is important
to them because they feel close to other thinkers who use it, then fine.
i've read more Deleuze and D&G than anything, so i have no problem with
throwing it out.
On Deleuze's theory of mind. I do not think Deleuze has a theory of mind.
The conclusion to WHAT IS PHILOSOPHY?, "From Chaos to the Brain," (which
i keep referring to) should make this rather clear--plus all th stuff
on perception in AO and ATP. Again i refer you to Michael Hardt's
GILLES DELEUZE. The last chapter on Spinozan practice has a great deal
on Deleuze's work on mind, matter, substance, energy, etc. This is done
in relation to Spinoza, but Deleuze does refer to Spinoza as the prince
of philosophers. But i really think he closest to Hume, Bergson and
Nietzsche, with modern non-equalibrium thermodynamics thrown in. For
D&G's relation to the quantum world of energy, see the chapter on
Habit in Massumi's USER'S GUIDE.
i forgot to mention in my last post that Deleuze is closer to Hume
than Kant on morality too. But ethically one has to look at Nietzsche
and Spinoza more than Hume, but certainly not Kant. Deleuzian Ideas
are Humean though.
chris
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