Deleuze Gilles

Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) — French Philosopher

Born January 18, 1925 in Paris, Gilles Deleuze was a central figure in late 20th‑century philosophy. He is best known for collaborations with Félix Guattari and for influential works on cinema, ontology, and difference.

Key works

• Difference and Repetition (1968)
• Logic of Sense (1969)
• Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (with Félix Guattari, 1972)
• A Thousand Plateaus (with Félix Guattari, 1980)
• Cinema 1: The Movement-Image (1983)
• Cinema 2: The Time-Image (1985)

Life and career (in brief)

Educated at the Sorbonne, Deleuze taught at several French universities, most notably the University of Paris VIII. His long‑standing collaboration with Félix Guattari spanned politics, psychoanalysis, and aesthetics, producing a philosophy centered on dynamism, deterritorialization, and rhizomatic thought. He died November 4, 1995, in Paris.

Philosophical themes

• Difference and repetition as engines of reality
• Rhizome, deterritorialization, and assemblage theory
• Desire as productive force
• Cinema theory: movement-image and time-image

Public influence and scholarship

Deleuze's ideas permeate philosophy, cultural studies, film studies, architecture, and political theory. The Deleuze–Guattari corpus remains central to analyses of capitalism, media, and subjectivity. His work is widely translated and taught worldwide, and continues to generate new criticism, translations, and editions.

News, commemorations and recent projects

As a deceased thinker, there is no official activity. Ongoing scholarship includes new translations, critical editions, and essays in philosophy journals and edited volumes. Universities and research institutes frequently host symposia and publish retrospectives on his work and influence.

Social media and public profiles

There are no official social media accounts for Gilles Deleuze. Public discussion occurs through academic pages, encyclopedias, and philosophy portals. For reliable information, consult:

• Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Britannica
• Wikipedia: Gilles Deleuze
• Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Selected references and further reading

• Difference and Repetition, various editions
• The Deleuze–Guattari collaborations
• Cinema books in the Deleuze canon