The intrinsic, intensive, and productive power of "becoming".
To explain how difference is repeated, Deleuze outlines three "syntheses of time" that build upon one another: Difference and Repetition
Similarly, Deleuze redefines "repetition." It is not the mechanical, mundane return of the same event (e.g., repeating a habit), but rather a "complex repetition" associated with displacement and disguise. The intrinsic, intensive, and productive power of "becoming"
In Difference and Repetition , Gilles Deleuze launches a radical critique of Western metaphysics, arguing that philosophy has historically subordinated "difference" to "identity" and "representation." Deleuze proposes a reversal of this structure, advocating for an ontology where difference exists in-itself, independent of pre-defined concepts or subjects. By analyzing repetition not as a mechanical return of the same, but as a productive force creating novelty, this paper outlines how Deleuze shifts focus from being to becoming , from representations to intensive singularities. 1. Introduction: The Crisis of Representation By analyzing repetition not as a mechanical return