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Could anyone elucidate me on the question of 'extra-being' which I think =
is discussed in Logique de sens and Theatrum philosophicum? I am asking =
on behalf of someone else, hence my somewhat confused presentation:
The context of the question is a thesis on literature and nothingness, =
nothingness set free from a modernistic/nihilistic valuation of it, and =
the thematisation of nothingness in modernistic literature. And the =
problem is whether extra-being is a concept that can be used to =
re-evaluate nothingness: from something dead and inert to something =
living and dynamic:
A paragraph in quick translation:=20
Nothingness is a decategorised and decategorising instance, it is a =
threat against the very forms of reasoning, pushing the work into =
undecidability, opening the work towards what, with Deleuze, one could =
call 'extra-being'. Instead of viewing nothingness as either =
metaphysical or critical of metaphysics, or as absolutely =
non-metaphysical one could consider it one of the 'fantasms': freed from =
the 'dilemma true false, being non-being', dancing and miming as it =
wants, as a 'non-bodily materiality', a metaphysical instance 'freed =
from originary depth and the highest being'. Instead of clarifying the =
signification of nothingness one could try to affirm it.
=20
Citations are from theatrum philosophicum, but marred by my translating =
them from Danish into English. But does any of this make sense? Does =
Deleuze ever use the term nothingness himself? In what sense? Could =
extra-being be in/appropriated in such a way?=20
cheers,
Casper Bruun Jensen
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Could anyone elucidate me on the =
question of=20
'extra-being' which I think is discussed in Logique de sens and Theatrum =
philosophicum? I am asking on behalf of someone else, hence my =
somewhat=20
confused presentation:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The context of the question is a thesis =
on=20
literature and nothingness, nothingness set free from a =
modernistic/nihilistic=20
valuation of it, and the thematisation of nothingness in modernistic =
literature.=20
And the problem is whether extra-being is a concept that can be used to=20
re-evaluate nothingness: from something dead and inert to something =
living and=20
dynamic:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A paragraph in quick translation: =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Nothingness =
is a=20
decategorised and decategorising instance, it is a threat against =
the very=20
forms of reasoning, pushing the work into undecidability, opening the =
work=20
towards what, with Deleuze, one could call 'extra-being'. Instead of =
viewing=20
nothingness as either metaphysical or critical of metaphysics, or as =
absolutely=20
non-metaphysical one could consider it one of the 'fantasms': freed from =
the=20
'dilemma true false, being non-being', dancing and miming as it wants, =
as a=20
'non-bodily materiality', a metaphysical instance 'freed from originary =
depth=20
and the highest being'. Instead of clarifying the signification of =
nothingness=20
one could try to affirm it.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3> <BR>Citations are from theatrum philosophicum, but marred =
by my=20
translating them from Danish into English. But does any of this make =
sense? Does=20
Deleuze ever use the term nothingness himself? In what sense? Could =
extra-being=20
be in/appropriated in such a way? </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3D"Times New Roman"=20
size=3D3></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>cheers,</DIV>
<DIV>Casper Bruun Jensen</DIV></BODY></HTML>
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