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Gilles Deleuze & Felix Guattari: Antiedipus
Capitalism and Schizophrenia 1
Antiedipus (1972) forms the first part of the monumental work of the two French authors Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari Capitalism and Schizophrenia. In an attempt at the necessary generalization, Antiedipus can be described as an in-depth critique of psychoanalysis, a radical rehabilitation of complete desire, or, as Michel Foucault described it, as "an introduction to a non-fascist life." Each of the four large chapters of the book analyzes and criticizes some of the aspects of the production of madness in the West and what the authors call the "familialization of desire" in the historical development of Freudian psychoanalysis.
The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) from the early sixties of the 20th century until his death wrote many influential works in the fields of philosophy, literature, film and applied arts.
The work of the French semiotician, philosopher, psychotherapist and political militant Felix Guattari (1930-1992) was greatly influenced by the Lacanian philosophical school of psychoanalysis. He is best known for his collaboration with Gilles Deleuze on the books Antiedipus, A Thousand Plateaus and What is Philosophy?
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