Langbeschreibung
This book explores the resonances between Deleuze¿s philosophy and a range of philosophical concepts in Buddhism. Focusing on this rarely examined relationship, this book gathers perspectives from scholars around the globe to explore the continuities and discontinuities between Deleuze¿s and Buddhist thought. They examine immanence, intensity, assemblages and desire, and the concepts of ethics and meditation. This volume will prove to be an important resource for readers and scholars interested in philosophy, critical theory and comparative studies. They will find this an engaging and invaluable examination of two different yet similar modes of thought.
Hauptbeschreibung
Explores new perspectives on the resonance between the philosophy of Deleuze and Buddhism
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction.- 1. Chapter 1: Deleuze and the Lotus S¿tra: Towards an Ethics of Immanence.- 2. Chapter 2: Deleuze, Spinoza and the Question of Reincarnation in the Mah¿y¿na Tradition.- 3. Chapter 3: Kenji Miyazawa and Takaaki Yoshimoto: Schizophrenic Nature in Japanese Thought.- 4. Chapter 4: Ango the schizo: Deleuze, daraku, downgoing.- 5. Chapter 5: On Not Mistaking Deleuze (With the Help of Some Buddhists).- 6. Chapter 6: Deleuze and Guattari and Buddhism: Toward Spiritual Anarchism Through Reading Toshihiko Izutsu.