Deleuze’s Encounter with Kierkegaard
Transcendence, Subjectivity and Repetition
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19489059 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James A Mollison (0000-0002-2962-6504, Purdue University West Lafayette, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 128-148 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Deleuze and Guattari Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-9777 • E-ISSN: 2398-9785 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/dlgs.2026.0631 |
| OpenAlex | W7130438333 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
This article examines Difference and Repetition’s oblique engagement with Kierkegaard. After canvassing Kierkegaard’s concept of repetition, I reconstruct Deleuze’s disagreement with it, arguing that Deleuze resists Kierkegaard’s view of subjectivity rather than his faith in a transcendent God. Regarding Deleuze’s agreement with Kierkegaard, I contend that he reads Kierkegaard’s opposition to Hegel and emphasis on the future into Nietzsche’s eternal recurrence. This discussion reveals that Deleuze’s encounter with Kierkegaard is subtler, and more productive, than has been appreciated. It also foregrounds Deleuze’s original contributions to a concept of repetition while illuminating his principled approach to the history of philosophy
Faith · Hegelianism · Subjectivity · Temporality · Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Russian Literature and Bakhtin Studies
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |