Th 3/7 Deleuze, Difference and Repetition xv-xxii, 1-11, 208-214; selections from “Bergson’s Conception of Difference”; What is Philosophy? 155-162, recommended 35-60, 201-218

Topics: Difference and repetition, the virtual, empiricism

1. According to Deleuze, how does difference – novelty, uniqueness, singularity – arise in the repetition of similar cases?

2. What is the difference between generality and repetition?

3. Though, according to Deleuze, the virtual is different than the actual, it is still real. What does Deleuze mean by ‘the virtual’? How is it different than the traditional notion of possibility? What relationship does it have to novelty and singularity?