ABSTRACT

The topic of this paper is Nietzsche and Philosophy1-and in particular the vulnerability of Gilles Deleuze’s account of Nietzsche to reflexive attack. It was, says Sarah Kofman, Gilles Deleuze who restored to Nietzsche the freedom of the city of philosophy.2 Nevertheless, it has proved difficult to settle him down to the sedentary life within its gates. Just what kind of citizen is the Nietzsche that Deleuze invents for us? How is Deleuze’s ‘recommendation for citizenship’ to be read?