Klossowski's Semiotic of Intensity

Conor Husbands

ISBN 10: 311065881X / ISBN 13: 9783110658811

Published by De Gruyter, Mercury Learning And Information Mär 2020, 2020

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This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Despite the increasing prominence of Klossowski's philosophical work, there exists no full-length or sustained treatment of his writings on Nietzsche. This study analyses Klossowski's semiotic of intensity as a conceptual foundation for his philosophy and interpretation of Nietzsche, grounded in the central principles of his theory of signs. It then explores its implications for the categories of chance, causality, individuation and time, drawing a series of parallels between Klossowski's texts and the work of other scholars, such as McTaggart, Eco, D. Z. Albert, M. Silverstein, Meillassoux, N. Land and J. Stambaugh. Throughout, this work lends accessibility to Klossowski's often opaque and idiosyncratic style. It should be relevant to anyone interested in Klossowski's philosophical work, in contemporary Nietzsche scholarship, or in the 20th Century linguistic and existential Continental tradition. 198 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Klossowski's Semiotic of Intensity
• Publisher: De Gruyter, Mercury Learning And Information Mär 2020
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 311065881X
• ISBN 13: 9783110658811
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu

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Synopsis

Klossowskis reading of Nietzsche attempts an overturning of metaphysical tradition, anchored in an idiosyncratic semiotic of intensity: a system of signs and sign relations driven by impulsive fluctuations. This text presents the first philosophical exegesis of Klossowskis semiotic, excavating and analysing his theories of language, causality, temporality and individuation.

About the Author

Conor Husbands, London, UK.