What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari

Written By Elizabeth M. O'Brien

In March we were delighted to be joined by Dr Kay Sidebottom to introduce What is Philosophy? by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. Here are the provocations she kindly provided to begin our discussion:

What, in our current educational context, are some problems which need ‘plugging in’ to D&G’s ideas of ‘concept creation’?

 

How might teachers put to work the ideas in this book to enact new conceptualisations of education? And what do they need to enable this to happen?

 

How do we expand philosophy of education from reflection/ contemplation/ conversation to the processes of creativity and fabulation?

What, in our current educational context, are some problems which need ‘plugging in’ to D&G’s ideas of ‘concept creation’?   How might teachers put to work the ideas in this book to enact new conceptualisations of education? And what do they need t
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