Rhizome (philosophy)

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A rhizome is a concept in post-structuralism describing an assemblage that allows connections between any of its constituent elements, regardless of any predefined ordering, structure, or entry point. It is a central concept in the work of French theorists Deleuze and Guattari. Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari use the term "rhizome" frequently in the development of their theories on schizoanalysis (now generally referred to as rhizomatics, ecosophy, pragmatics, micropolitics, or nomadology). They first expounded on the topic in their book Anti-Oedipus (1972), and continued in their follow-up work, A Thousand Plateaus (1980). This was later developed into a set of pedagogical theories on rhizomatic learning. Deleuze and Guattari borrow from nature and use the terms "rhizome" and "rhizomatic" (from Ancient Greek ῥίζωμα (rhízōma) 'mass of roots') to describe a network that "connects any point to any other point". The term "rhizome" is first introduced in this context in Deleuze and Guattari...

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