Philosophy, Science, and Virtual Communism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3775174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Culp (Whitman College, 345 Boyer Ave., Walla Walla, WA 99362, USA) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 91-107 |
| Publication date | 2015-10-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Angelaki (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0969-725X • E-ISSN: 1469-2899 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0969725x.2015.1096633 |
| OpenAlex | W2214506162 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
This paper considers how science, philosophy, and “the virtual” inform the political potential of the communism that emerges within capitalism. It looks to the work of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari, in particular What is Philosophy?, to set the terms of an anti-capitalist science and philosophy. Their understanding of the contrasting roles of the virtual in science and philosophy is then used to draw points of distinction between the theories of Manuel DeLanda, Jason Read, and Maurizio Lazzarato. DeLanda's work demonstrates the uses of science, specifically the non-linear tracking of emergent phenomena. Read's work demonstrates the uses of philosophy, specifically the historical tracing of the capitalist mode of production. And Lazzarato's work demonstrates a combination of philosophy and science, specifically the theoretical identification of becomings not captured by capitalism. Throughout, the paper employs Deleuze and Guattari's concept of the “the virtual” to map the potentiality of communism within capitalism as suggested by these three approaches
Capitalism · Capitalist mode of production · Communism · Deleuze and Guattari · Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Marxism and Critical Theory · Political Economy and Marxism · Political theory and Gramsci · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.14 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |