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The Concept of Intensity in Deleuze’s Late Philosophy

  • PHILOSOPHY·THOUGHT·CULTURE
  • 2026, (50), pp.21~44
  • Publisher : Research Institute for East-West Thought
  • Research Area : Humanities > Other Humanities
  • Received : January 27, 2026
  • Accepted : February 21, 2026
  • Published : February 28, 2026

KANG SUN HYUNG 1

1서강대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

This article examines how the concept of intensity, formulated in Gilles Deleuze’s Difference and Repetition, is carried forward and transformed in his late philosophy. Deleuze’s philosophical trajectory is often divided into three major periods: an early phase devoted to the study of the history of philosophy; a middle period characterized by collaborative works with Félix Guattari; and a later period, following the end of this collaboration, in which Deleuze develops a sustained reflection on art in works. The concept of intensity, first elaborated in the early period, reappears persistently in later works. Yet in Deleuze’s late philosophy, intensity is not merely reiterated as a previously established concept. Rather, it is reconfigured through its engagement with art and acquires new conceptual resonances. Through this transformation, Deleuze’s reflections on art advance toward an explicitly ontological dimension. By tracing the fate of the concept of intensity in Deleuze’s late philosophy, this article seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of intensity within his thought and to clarify how Deleuze’s philosophy of art and his ontology ultimately converge on a single plane.

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.