Ideas from 'Difference and Repetition' by Gilles Deleuze [1968], by Theme Structure

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1. Philosophy / H. Continental Philosophy / 1. Continental Philosophy
'Difference' refers to that which eludes capture [May]
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / a. Nature of Being
Ontology can be continual creation, not to know being, but to probe the unknowable
'Being' is univocal, but its subject matter is actually 'difference'
7. Existence / A. Nature of Existence / 3. Being / i. Deflating being
Ontology does not tell what there is; it is just a strange adventure [May]
Being is a problem to be engaged, not solved, and needs a new mode of thinking [May]