Lacan and Deleuze: a disjunctive synthesis

A reconfiguration of the reception of Deleuze and Lacan in contemporary Continental philosophy.<p>It is often said that Lacan is the most radical representative of structuralism, a thinker of negativity and alienation, whereas Deleuze is pictured as a great opponent of the structuralist projec...

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Other Authors: Nedoh, Boštjan (Editor), Zevnik, Andreja (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2017
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Summary:A reconfiguration of the reception of Deleuze and Lacan in contemporary Continental philosophy.<p>It is often said that Lacan is the most radical representative of structuralism, a thinker of negativity and alienation, whereas Deleuze is pictured as a great opponent of the structuralist project, a vitalist and a thinker of creative potentialities of desire. It seems the two cannot be further apart. </p><p>This volume of 12 new essays, breaks the myth of their foreignness (if not hostility) and places the two in a productive conversation. By taking on topics such as baroque, perversion, death drive, ontology/topology, face, linguistics and formalism the essays highlight key entry points for a discussion between Lacan's and Deleuze's respective thoughts. The proposed lines of investigation do not argue for a simple equation of their thoughts, but for a 'disjunctive synthesis' which acknowledges their differences, while insisting on their positive and mutually informed reading.</p>
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Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 232 pages)
ISBN:9781474408301