Immanent evaluation is a
philosophical concept used by
Gilles Deleuze
Gilles Louis René Deleuze ( , ; 18 January 1925 – 4 November 1995) was a French philosopher who, from the early 1950s until his death in 1995, wrote on philosophy, literature, film, and fine art. His most popular works were the two volu ...
in his essay "Qu'est-ce qu'un dispositif ?" (1989), where it is seen as the opposite of
transcendent judgment.
Deleuze writes about
Michel Foucault
Paul-Michel Foucault (, ; ; 15 October 192625 June 1984) was a French philosopher, historian of ideas, writer, political activist, and literary critic. Foucault's theories primarily address the relationship between power and knowledge, and how ...
: "Foucault ... makes allusion to 'aesthetic' criteria, which are understood as criteria for life and replace on each occasion the claims of transcendental judgement
'jugement transcendant''with an immanent evaluation
'évaluation immanente''.
[Gilles Deleuze. 1992. "What Is a dispositif?" In: ''Michel Foucault: Philosopher''. Ed. T. J. Armstrong. Hartfordshire: Harvester Wheatsheft, 159–168, esp. 163; original: "Qu'est-ce qu'un dispositif ?" in Association pour le Centre Michel Foucault, ''Michel Foucault, philosophe'', Seuil, 1989, p. 189.]
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Gilles Deleuze
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