The Force of the Virtual: Deleuze, Science, and Philosophy

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THE FORCE OF THE VIRTUAL This page intentionally left blank The Force of the Virtual . . . . Deleuze, Science, and Philosophy Peter Gaffney, Editor University of Minnesota Press Minneapolis London Portions of chapter 4 were previously published in Steven Shaviro, Without Criteria: Kant, Whitehead, Deleuze, and Aesthetics (Cambridge, Mass.: The MIT Press, 2009). Copyright 2010 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published by the University of Minnesota Press 111 Third Avenue South, Suite 290 Minneapolis, MN 55401–2520 http://www.upress.umn.edu Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The force of the virtual : Deleuze, science, and philosophy / Peter Gaffney, editor. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8166-6597-6 (hc : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-8166-6598-3 (pb : alk. paper) 1. Science—Philosophy. 2. Deleuze, Gilles, 1925–1995. I. Gaffney, Peter. Q175.F7126 2010 501—dc22 2009026453 Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper The University of Minnesota is an equal-opportunity educator and employer. 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ...