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And by a prudent flight and cunning save A life which valour could not, from the grave. A better buckler I can soon regain, But who can get another life again? Archilochus

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Why I'm so Stupid...

"Stupidity is not animality, but rather a specifically human form of bestiality."
Deleuze,  "Difference and Repetition"

from Google AI:
If you are writing or thinking about Deleuzian stupidity, remember that it is the inability to recognize a true problem. To Deleuze, a stupid mind is one that takes an unknown scenario and lazily forces it into a pre-recognized, comfortable category instead of allowing itself to be forced into new ways of thinking. [1]

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In his philosophy, Gilles Deleuze distinguishes between mere "error" (factually getting something wrong) and bêtise (transcendental stupidity). For Deleuze, stupidity isn't a lack of information; it is the inability to determine what is relevant, the mistaking of clichés for profound insights, and the institutionalization of uncritical thinking 

 

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- Nietzsche, "Beyond Good and Evil" (#222)
"Every virtue inclines to stupidity, every stupidity to virtue; 'stupid to the point of sanctity,' they say in Russia, — let us be careful lest out of pure honesty we eventually become saints and bores!"

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Gift that keep giving? %^p