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François Dosse

    September 21, 1950

    François Dosse is a French historian and philosopher specializing in intellectual history. His work delves into key intellectual movements and figures of the 20th century, from the Annales School to structuralism and the works of Paul Ricœur and Michel de Certeau. Dosse seeks a comprehensive understanding of intellectual debates and the rehabilitation of overlooked figures, as demonstrated in his biography of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. His approach merges deep historical analysis with philosophical insight, illuminating the evolution of modern thought.

    L'Histoire
    Geschichte des Strukturalismus. Band 2.
    Gilles Deleuze, Felix Guattari: Biographie Croisee
    Geschichte des Strukturalismus
    Histoire du structuralisme
    Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari
    • 2011

      Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari

      • 672 pages
      • 24 hours of reading
      4.6(14)Add rating

      In May 1968, Gilles Deleuze was an established philosopher teaching at the innovative Vincennes University, just outside of Paris. Félix Guattari was a political militant and the director of an unusual psychiatric clinic at La Borde. Their meeting was quite unlikely, yet the two were introduced in an arranged encounter of epic consequence. From that moment on, Deleuze and Guattari engaged in a surprising, productive partnership, collaborating on several groundbreaking works, including "Anti-Oedipus," "What Is Philosophy?" and "A Thousand Plateaus." Fran?ois Dosse, a prominent French intellectual known for his work on the Annales School, structuralism, and biographies of the pivotal intellectuals Paul Ricoeur, Pierre Chaunu, and Michel de Certeau, examines the prolific if improbable relationship between two men of distinct and differing sensibilities. Drawing on unpublished archives and hundreds of personal interviews, Dosse elucidates a collaboration that lasted more than two decades, underscoring the role that family and history--particularly the turbulent time of May 1968--play in their monumental work. He also takes the measure of Deleuze and Guattari's posthumous fortunes and the impact of their thought on intellectual, academic, and professional circles.

      Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari