Immanence

a LIFE and nothing else

We will say of pure immanence that it is A LIFE, and nothing else. [...] A life is the immanence of immanence, absolute immanence: it is complete power, complete bliss.” This is not some abstract, mystical notion of life but a life, a specific yet impersonal, indefinite life discovered in the real singularity of events and virtuality of moments. A life is subjectless, neutral, and preceding all individuation and stratification, is present in all things, and thus always immanent to itself. “A life is everywhere [...]: an immanent life carrying with it the events and singularities that are merely actualized in subjects and objects.” (Gilles Deleuze: “Immanence: A life”. Hat tip: Roundtable )

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Absolute, Abstract, Bliss, Gilles Deleuze, Hat Tip, Individuation, Mystical, Notion, Pure Immanence, rhizome, Singularities, Singularity, Stratification, subjectless, Virtuality

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