Tag: blanchot
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Death and Becoming
The following was delivered at the Deleuze and Political Philosophy Workshop held by the Philosophical Studies Department at Newcastle University on October, 2023. Becoming is a difficult concept to define for Deleuze as its meaning can differ depending on the way it is being used. We can best understand the concept of becoming when we…
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Suicide and Freedom
The Stoic philosopher Seneca argued that suicide is a reasonable means for liberating oneself from an otherwise inescapable and unbearable life.[i] In the pursuit of mental tranquillity (ataraxia), death can end dysphoria. Suicide is a powerful control we have over our freedom. But how much control do we really have over our death? If suicide entails…
Death and Happiness 