

Judgment or Cruelty: Deleuze with Artaud, Kafka, and Nietzsche
14 snips Jan 1, 2021
In this podcast, the hosts analyze Deleuze's essay on judgment, explore ethics and morality, discuss Nietzsche's critique of judgment, delve into Artaud's definition of cruelty in theater, and consider intoxication as a means of escaping societal judgment. They also touch on Deleuzian ethics, desire for communism, and the transformation of a party banner into a collective identity at a protest.
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Deleuze's "To Have Done With Judgment"
- Deleuze analyzes the doctrine of judgment's emergence and implications for justice.
- He challenges strict categorization and explores alternative epistemological frameworks.
Overturning Plato
- Deleuze aims to overturn Platonic categorization, echoing Foucault's observation.
- He questions how judgment relates to his concept of justice and its operation.
Moving Beyond Judgment
- Deleuze challenges judgment's reliance on transcendent values, hindering openness to new modes of existence.
- He differentiates ethics from morality, aligning with Spinoza's affirmation of creative capacities.