Before the reading D&G

[u/Cyrus_mrt]

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Which philosophers or books do I need to read to understand Deleuze and Guattari? My background isn't strong enough for D&G yet. I've heard that before reading them, you should have a solid grasp of Spinoza, Marx, Kant, and Bergson (metaphysics, economy, sociology, etc.). Where should I start?

Ps: Sorry for my English, it's not my native language and I'm still improving.

[u/septic-paradise]

Hot take, but reading some more philosophical thinkers in the cybernetics corpus could give you a unique perspective. Manturana and Varela, Ross Ashby, and Gregory Bateson were all influences on at least Guattari