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The Reversal of Platonism

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The reversal of Platonism is a philosophy advocated by French philosopher Gilles Deleuze, reversing Platonism's fundamental order. The basic structure of Platonism • Superiority of Forms: Plato regarded the visible actual world (sensible world) as an imperfect copy (image) of “Forms (true originals).” • Fixing the hierarchy: It strictly distinguished the original “model (copy)” from inferior “things resembling it but different (simulacra = bad phantoms),” placing truth and identity above them. The “reversal” in Deleuze • Liberation of simulacra: Dismantles the fixed hierarchy of original and imitation, moving toward affirmation of the “simulacrum (semblance)” itself, a copy of a copy not obeying order. • Primacy of difference: rejects thinking premised on the identity “A is A,” positioning “pure difference” irreducible to identity and “becoming (continual change)” as the first principles of existence. • Transformation of thought: Creating a state in which thought is forced through intense encounters with sensory “signs/intensities,” rather than established frameworks of morality or reason. If you like, I can also discuss the following: • The specific progression of the discussion in “Difference and Repetition.” • The influence of “simulacra” on art and contemporary thought.

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