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Why Think in Trees? Try a Rhizome

Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari propose rhizomes instead of tree-like hierarchies. You'll work through the metaphor from *A Thousand Plateaus* and see how it applies to capitalism, creativity, and politics.

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  2. Text Explore· ~10 min

    Rhizome principles

    A key excerpt.

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  3. Argument Map· ~12 min

    Mapping rhizome logic

    Contrast tree and rhizome.

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  4. Dialogue· ~12 min

    Deleuze vs traditional philosophy

    Can philosophy do without trees?

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  5. Reflection· ~13 min

    Rhizomes online

    Internet, platforms, social movements.

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