Full Idea
Those who criticise without creating, those who are content to defend the vanished concept without being able to give it the forces it needs to return to life, are the plague of philosophy.
Gist of Idea
The plague of philosophy is those who criticise without creating, and defend dead concepts
Source
G Deleuze / F Guattari (What is Philosophy? [1991], 1.1)
Book Reference
Deleuze/Guattari: 'What is Philosophy?' [Verso 1994], p.28
A Reaction
This seems to be the continental view of analytical philosophy, that it is pathetically conservative. I would offer MacIntyre as a response, who gives a beautiful analysis of why the super-modern view is dead. The French are hopelessly romantic.