Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory

Engages with the post-Darwinian biology central to Deleuze and Guattari’s ecological thought

• Finds a strong convergence in Deleuze and Guattari’s work with new directions in evolutionary theory
• Thinking about the symbiosis between philosophy and science in new ways
• Summarises, interprets and evaluates of Deleuze’s relationship to evolutionary theory, from Darwin through Ruyer
• Resists a straightforward characterisation of Deleuze as a critic of evolution, instead looking at his debt to – and his inheritance, reconfiguration and anticipation of – a number of tendencies integral to evolutionary thought, both in its historical and emerging dimensions

Deleuze and Evolutionary Theory gathers together contributions by many of the central theorists in Deleuze studies who have led the way in breaking down the boundaries between philosophical and biological research. They focus on the significance of Deleuze and Guattari’s engagements with evolutionary theory across the full range of their work, from the interpretation of Darwin in Difference and Repetition to the symbiotic alliances of wasp and orchid in A Thousand Plateaus. In this way, they explore the anthropological, social and biopolitical significance of the convergences and divergences between philosophy and evolutionary science.

Contributors

Barry Allen, McMaster University, Canada.

Michael James Bennett, University of King’s College in Halifax, Canada.

Claire Colebrook, Penn State University, USA

Erin Hortle, University of Tasmania, USA.

Paul-Antoine Miquel, University of Toulouse II – Jean Jaurès, France.

Johan Normark, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Tano S. Posteraro, Penn State University, USA.

Jon Roffe, Deakin University and Melbourne School of Continental Philosophy, Australia.

Daniel W. Smith, Purdue University, USA.

Hannah Stark, University of Tasmania, Australia.