An Introduction to Schizoanalysis
Deleuze and Guattari:
An Introduction to Schizoanalysis
Jonathan M. Cook
Philosophy
Mr. Kletzien
10 May 2012 A whole new world/ A new fantastic point of view/ No one to tell us no/ Or where to go/ Or say we 're only dreaming… Unbelievable sights/ Indescribable feeling… Through an endless diamond sky… A whole new world/ Every turn a surprise/ With new horizons to pursue… Let me share this whole new world with you.[1] In Disney’s Aladdin, Jasmine begins a journey into a “whole new world” of possibilities the moment she runs away from home.[2] This new world gives her unbelievable sights and feelings that she would have never have saw or felt if she would have stayed within the confines of her palace. In this song, Jasmine began a process of breaking away from her limits, a process that Deleuze and Guattari would call “deterritorialization.”[3] This process is the thesis of the Deleuzoguattarian (otherwise known as schizoanalytic) thought, removing the previous barriers on life and creating a realm of pure possibility.[4] Yet to truly gain an understanding of Deleuzoguattarian thought, an investigation of its foundation and theories are needed. By investigating Deleuze and Guattari’s thought, the flight of the princess will be seen as a dramatic attempt at rhizoming from our world, opening up a possibility of a beautiful, new world.[5]
Desire
Tell me, princess, now when did/ You last let your heart decide?[6] Much like in the beginning of “A Whole New World,” Deleuze and Guattari begin their philosophy by looking at desire within everyone.[7] They believed that this desire dictates everyone’s actions and motivations.[8] In fact, they begin A Thousand Plateaus: The two of us wrote Anti-Oedipus together. Since each of us was several, there was already quite a crowd… Why have we kept our own names? Out of habit, purely out of habit… Also because it’s nice to talk like everybody else, to say the
An Introduction to Schizoanalysis
Jonathan M. Cook
Philosophy
Mr. Kletzien
10 May 2012 A whole new world/ A new fantastic point of view/ No one to tell us no/ Or where to go/ Or say we 're only dreaming… Unbelievable sights/ Indescribable feeling… Through an endless diamond sky… A whole new world/ Every turn a surprise/ With new horizons to pursue… Let me share this whole new world with you.[1] In Disney’s Aladdin, Jasmine begins a journey into a “whole new world” of possibilities the moment she runs away from home.[2] This new world gives her unbelievable sights and feelings that she would have never have saw or felt if she would have stayed within the confines of her palace. In this song, Jasmine began a process of breaking away from her limits, a process that Deleuze and Guattari would call “deterritorialization.”[3] This process is the thesis of the Deleuzoguattarian (otherwise known as schizoanalytic) thought, removing the previous barriers on life and creating a realm of pure possibility.[4] Yet to truly gain an understanding of Deleuzoguattarian thought, an investigation of its foundation and theories are needed. By investigating Deleuze and Guattari’s thought, the flight of the princess will be seen as a dramatic attempt at rhizoming from our world, opening up a possibility of a beautiful, new world.[5]
Desire
Tell me, princess, now when did/ You last let your heart decide?[6] Much like in the beginning of “A Whole New World,” Deleuze and Guattari begin their philosophy by looking at desire within everyone.[7] They believed that this desire dictates everyone’s actions and motivations.[8] In fact, they begin A Thousand Plateaus: The two of us wrote Anti-Oedipus together. Since each of us was several, there was already quite a crowd… Why have we kept our own names? Out of habit, purely out of habit… Also because it’s nice to talk like everybody else, to say the
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