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The Labour of Enjoyment

By Samo Tomsic

The Labour of Enjoyment

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Enjoyment appears as purely private matter, but this is by far not the case. Ever since Aristotle the philosophical social critique is tormented by the question, whether the libidinal tendencies of human subjects allow the construction of a just political-economic order. It seemed at first that in modernity this problem had been overcome. Economic liberalism and utilitarianism argued that egoistic private interests and social justice were directly linked and that capitalism united libidinal and political economy in the best possible manner. But the political-economic panorama soon turned out significantly more complex and contradictory.
Tomši¿'s essay recalls central Marxian and Freudian insights and circumscribes the political stakes of psychoanalysis under the general banner of a Critique of Libidinal Economy.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
2
Number of Pages:
254
Release Date:
2019-03-20
Publication Date:
2019-03-20
Publisher:
August Verlag
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
3941360566
ISBN13:
9783941360563
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
214 g
Height:
17.8 cm
Width:
11.1 cm
Thickness:
1.7 cm
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