Signifiers and Acts: Freedom in Lacan's Theory of the Subject (Suny Series, Insinuations: Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Literature) - Couverture souple

Pluth, Ed

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0791472442 ISBN 13 : 9780791472446

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 2008

Synopsis

In Signifiers and Acts, Ed Pluth examines Lacan's views on language and sexuality to argue that Lacan's theory of the subject is best read as a theory of freedom and agency—a theory that is especially compelling precisely because of its structuralist and seemingly antihumanist framework. Presenting new aspects of Lacan's work and commenting extensively on the important yet unpublished seminars that still make up the majority of his contribution to contemporary thought, the book aims to make a Lacanian intervention into contemporary theory. In addition to Saussure, Sartre, Derrida, Lacoue-Labarthe, and Nancy, Pluth discusses works in political theory and identity theory by Alain Badiou, Judith Butler, and Slavoj Zðizûek.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ed Pluth is Associate Professor of Philosophy at California State University, Chico.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791472442
• ISBN 13: 9780791472446
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 196
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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