Mille Plateaux, even more than L’Anti-Oedipe, has aroused much interest in the world of planning theory in recent decades, becoming one of the cornerstones of an approach to the discipline that some have defined as post-structuralist (or sometimes post-modern). Concepts such as that of rhizome, or that of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, have exercised a fascination that derives perhaps from the transversal and transdisciplinary nature of the philosophical reflection of Deleuze and Guattari. In this chapter, however, the reading of Mille Plateaux tries to show the conditions of a rigorous use of philosophical texts, theories and concepts in the fields of planning theory and practice. Mille Plateux is a book deeply rooted in philosophical tradition and problems, with very strong theoretical ambitions, and each of its “applications” must be carefully controlled. For this reason, the reading aims to place the volume in the political, cultural and theoretical atmosphere in which it was conceived, to reconstruct the form and style of the text, to reflect on its possible uses. The goal is above all methodological: to highlight cautions, limits and the possibility of an active use of texts of a highly theoretical nature in the context of planning theory and practices.
Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari, Mille Plateaux, 1980: “The Good Use of Philosophy”
Gabriele Pasqui
2022-01-01
Abstract
Mille Plateaux, even more than L’Anti-Oedipe, has aroused much interest in the world of planning theory in recent decades, becoming one of the cornerstones of an approach to the discipline that some have defined as post-structuralist (or sometimes post-modern). Concepts such as that of rhizome, or that of deterritorialization and reterritorialization, have exercised a fascination that derives perhaps from the transversal and transdisciplinary nature of the philosophical reflection of Deleuze and Guattari. In this chapter, however, the reading of Mille Plateaux tries to show the conditions of a rigorous use of philosophical texts, theories and concepts in the fields of planning theory and practice. Mille Plateux is a book deeply rooted in philosophical tradition and problems, with very strong theoretical ambitions, and each of its “applications” must be carefully controlled. For this reason, the reading aims to place the volume in the political, cultural and theoretical atmosphere in which it was conceived, to reconstruct the form and style of the text, to reflect on its possible uses. The goal is above all methodological: to highlight cautions, limits and the possibility of an active use of texts of a highly theoretical nature in the context of planning theory and practices.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
