Theory & Philosophy Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari's "Anti Oedipus" (Chapter 3/4)
Sep 21, 2019
Dive into a fascinating exploration of Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari's critiques on the Oedipus complex! Discover how Oedipus retroactively influences various epistemic paradigms and the limitations it imposes on societal structures. Engage with ideas about the interplay between capitalism and personal relationships, shaped by cultural constructs and repression. Challenge conventional narratives around colonization and the dynamics of desire within societal frameworks. A thought-provoking discourse that questions the very foundations of contemporary social constructs!
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Universal History and Capitalism
- Deleuze and Guattari question if universal history exists if the body without organs and desiring production arise under victorious capitalism.
- They explore historical developments and their syntheses to address this.
Historical Syntheses
- Three syntheses—connective, disjunctive, conjunctive—correspond to historical movements: primitive, despotic, and capitalist.
- These relate to territorialization and deterritorialization processes.
Primitive Societies
- In primitive societies, the earth was the primary zone of production, with flows coded by encircled organs.
- Humans were not masters, but part of the social machine.