Deleuze, sense, and life
Marking the parameters of a psychology of individuation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8112349 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ian Tucker (0000-0002-1314-2222, University of East London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Pages | 771-785 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Theory & Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0959-3543 • E-ISSN: 1461-7447 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0959354312442787 |
| OpenAlex | W1985605272 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper offers a psychology of individuation, drawing on Gilles Deleuze’s concepts of series, event, sense, and individuation to develop a way of thinking human experience that is non-reductionist and processual. Deleuze’s writing produces a conceptualization of life as multiple, novel, and yet inherently linked to the past. The desire for such an undertaking comes from the need to avoid capturing experience according to theories that prioritize one factor over others, and in doing so define psychological life as a set of intrinsic properties. Understanding individuals as the products of individuating processes introduces a philosophy of change that, although not entirely “pure,” can still be novel. A psychology of individuation potentially allows for the extraction of a virtual realm of sense that is “in between” forms of language and materiality, and which allows novelty to emerge in our social worlds. The paper concludes by discussing the potential moral benefits of conceptualizing psychological life as produced through processes of individuation
Cognitive science · Conceptualization · Epistemology · Individuation · Psychoanalysis · Realm · Reductionism · Sociology · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Posthumanist Ethics and Activism · Psychology · Philosophy · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2026 (13) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 9 |