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the problematic structure of recollection / … acting & asujetti

Recollection is defined both in relation to the perception with which it is contemporaneous and the following moment in which it prolongs itself. Reuniting the two senses produces a bizarre impression: that of acting and being ‘acted’ upon at the same time. – Gilles Deleuze, quoted in Difference and

Recollection is defined both in relation to the perception with which it is contemporaneous and the following moment in which it prolongs itself. Reuniting the two senses produces a bizarre impression: that of acting and being ‘acted’ upon at the same time.
– Gilles Deleuze, quoted in Difference and Givenness, Levy Bryant, p. 126

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