The Self and Its Pleasures Bataille, Lacan, and the History of the Decentered Subject

Why did France spawn the radical poststructuralist rejection of the humanist concept of 'man' as a rational, knowing subject? In this innovative cultural history, Carolyn J. Dean sheds light on the origins of poststructuralist thought, paying particular attention to the reinterpretation of...

Popoln opis

Shranjeno v:
Bibliografske podrobnosti
Glavni avtor: Dean, Carolyn J. (auth)
Format: Elektronski Book Chapter
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2016
Teme:
Online dostop:OAPEN Library: download the publication
OAPEN Library: download the publication
OAPEN Library: description of the publication
Oznake: Označite
Brez oznak, prvi označite!
Opis
Izvleček:Why did France spawn the radical poststructuralist rejection of the humanist concept of 'man' as a rational, knowing subject? In this innovative cultural history, Carolyn J. Dean sheds light on the origins of poststructuralist thought, paying particular attention to the reinterpretation of the self by Jacques Lacan, Georges Bataille, and other French thinkers. Arguing that the widely shared belief that the boundaries between self and other had disappeared during the Great War helps explain the genesis of the new concept of the self, Dean examines an array of evidence from medical texts and literary works alike. The Self and Its Pleasures offers a pathbreaking understanding of the boundaries between theory and history. ; Why did France spawn the radical poststructuralist rejection of the humanist concept of 'man' as a rational, knowing subject? In this innovative cultural history, Carolyn J. Dean sheds light on the origins of poststructuralist thought, paying particular attention to the reinterpretation of the self by Jacques Lacan, Georges Bataille, and other French thinkers. Arguing that the widely shared belief that the boundaries between self and other had disappeared during the Great War helps explain the genesis of the new concept of the self, Dean examines an array of evidence from medical texts and literary works alike. The Self and Its Pleasures offers a pathbreaking understanding of the boundaries between theory and history.
Fizični opis:1 electronic resource (288 p.)
ISBN:mes6-q464
9781501705410
9781501705403
9780801426605
9780801499548
Dostop:Open Access