In 1988 the philosopher Gilles Deleuze remarked that, throughout his career, he had always been 'circling around' a concept of nature. Providing critical analysis of his highly original readings of Stoicism, Aristotle, and Epicurus, this book shows that it is Deleuze's interpretations of ancient Greek physics that provide the key to understanding his conception of nature.

Using the works of Aristotle, Plato, Chrysippus, and Epicurus, Michael Bennett traces the development of Deleuze's key concepts of event, difference, and problem. Arguing that it is difficult, if not impossible, to fully understand these ideas without an appreciation of Deleuze's Hellenistic influences, Deleuze and Ancient Greek Physics situates his commentaries in the context of contemporary scholarship on ancient Greek philosophy. Delving into the original Greek and Latin texts, this book shows that Deleuze's readings are more complex and controversial than they first appear, simultaneously advancing Deleuze as a new voice in interpretations of ancient Greek philosophy.

Generating both new critical analyses of Deleuze and a new appreciation for his classical erudition, Deleuze and Ancient Greek Physics will be a valuable resource for anyone interested in ancient Greek philosophy, Deleuze's philosophical project or his unique methodology in the history of philosophy.

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1988年，哲学家德勒兹（Gilles Deleuze）指出，在他的整个职业生涯中，他一直在“围绕”自然的概念。本书对他对斯多葛派，亚里士多德和伊壁鸠鲁的高度原创性的解读提供了批判性的分析，这本书显示了德勒兹对古希腊物理学的解释，为理解他的自然观提供了钥匙。

Michael Bennett利用亚里士多德，柏拉图，克里西普和伊壁鸠鲁的作品，追溯了德勒兹关于事件，差异和问题的关键概念的发展。认为即使不是不可能，如果不能理解这些思想，却不理解德勒兹的希腊文化影响，德勒兹和古希腊物理学就把他的评论置于当代古希腊哲学研究的语境之中。本书深入研究希腊和拉丁文的原始文本，显示出德勒兹的读物比他们初次出现时更为复杂和有争议，同时推动德勒兹成为解读古希腊哲学的新声音。

对德勒兹的批判性分析和对古典德育的重新认识，德勒兹和古希腊物理学将成为任何对古希腊哲学，德勒兹的哲学研究或哲学史上独特的方法论感兴趣的人的宝贵资源。

Michael James Bennett is Lecturer in History of Science and Technology at the University of King's College, Canada.