Difference And Repetition -

In Difference and Repetition , Gilles Deleuze launches a radical critique of Western metaphysics, arguing that philosophy has historically subordinated "difference" to "identity" and "representation." Deleuze proposes a reversal of this structure, advocating for an ontology where difference exists in-itself, independent of pre-defined concepts or subjects. By analyzing repetition not as a mechanical return of the same, but as a productive force creating novelty, this paper outlines how Deleuze shifts focus from being to becoming , from representations to intensive singularities. 1. Introduction: The Crisis of Representation

Traditional Western philosophy has consistently viewed difference through the lens of identity, opposition, analogy, and resemblance. For instance, a leaf is only defined as "different" when contrasted with another leaf (resemblance) or categorized within a general type (identity). Deleuze argues that this "image of thought" reduces the world to a static mental representation. Difference and Repetition

A shallow, extrinsic view where difference is only perceived when comparing two already-formed entities (e.g., A is not B). In Difference and Repetition , Gilles Deleuze launches

The intrinsic, intensive, and productive power of "becoming". A shallow, extrinsic view where difference is only