Towards an An-Archic Ethos

Abstract

The French philosopher Gilles Deleuze has never stated his intention to write or create a work of ethics or moral philosophy, at least not in the traditional sense of the term used to describe a ‘genre’ of the discipline of philosophy. However, this paper argues that a close attention to Deleuze’s philosophical thought manifests an ethos which calls us to ponder the possibility of creating a way of being that is profoundly an-archic (without an ἀρχή [archē]), in a sense that it opposes any form of dogmatism and/or hierarchies. In other words, it opposes a notion of ‘a ground’ or origin – an ἀρχή [archē]. The examination of this an-archic ethos is manifested through Deleuze’s distinction between ethics and morality and his reading of the works of two of his main philosophical predecessors, Friedrich Nietzsche and Baruch Spinoza.

Apstrakt Francuski filozof Žil Delez nikada nije izjavio da namerava da napiše ili stvori delo etike ili moralne filozofije, barem ne u tradicionalnom smislu izraza koji se koristi za opisivanje „žanra“ filozofske discipline. Međutim, ovaj rad pokazuje da dublje čitanje otkriva da Delezovova fi lozofska misao manifestuje etos koji nas poziva da razmislimo o mogućnosti stvaranja načina postojanja koji je duboko an-arhičan (bez ἀρχή [archē]), u smislu da se protivi svakom obliku dogmatizma i/ili hijerarhije. Drugim rečima, suprotstavlja se pojmu „osnova“ ili porekla – ἀρχή [archē]. Ispitivanje ovog an-arhičnog etosa se manifestuje kroz Delezovu razliku između etike i morala, kao i kroz njegovo čitanje dela dvojice njegovih glavnih filozofskih prethodnika, Fri driha Ničea i Baruha Spinoze.