"... an attempt to revive ontology (or metaphysics) -- indeed
philosophy itself -- by means of a two-sided conception of being.... This is a
remarkable idea which has produced a powerful book." -- Leonard
Lawlor
"... a major philosophical study: rich, brilliant... a
tour de force, a seminal study that will be a starting-point for future research in
this area." -- Robert Bernasconi
In Truth and Genesis, Miguel
de Beistegui considers the role and meaning of philosophy today. Calling for a new
departure for philosophy, one that brings together philosophy's scattered
identities, de Beistegui proposes a robust and unified philosophy that would find
itself equally at home in artistic and scientific disciplines. To build this renewed
philosophy, de Beistegui turns to Aristotle and the earliest foundations of thought.
He traces philosophy's development through the medieval and modern periods before
comparing and investigating the work of two of the 20th century's most influential
thinkers, Martin Heidegger and Gilles Deleuze. In particular, de Beistegui focuses
on Deleuze's Difference and Repetition and Heidegger's Contributions to Philosophy
for their handling of the concept of difference. De Beistegui concludes that Deleuze
and Heidegger are irreconcilable, but it is in their disagreements that he sees a
way to liberate philosophy from its current crisis.
