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Closely examining Jacques Lacan's unique mode of engagement with
philosophy, Lacan with the Philosophers sheds new light on the
interdisciplinary relations between philosophy and psychoanalysis.
While highlighting the philosophies fundamental to the study of
Lacan's psychanalysis, Ruth Ronen reveals how Lacan resisted the
straightforward use of these works. Lacan's use of philosophy
actually has a startling effect in not only providing exceptional
entries into the philosophical texts (of Aristotle, Descartes, Kant
and Hegel), but also in exposing the affinity between philosophy
and psychoanalysis around shared concepts (including truth, the
unconscious, and desire), and at the same time affirming the
irreducible difference between the analyst and the philosopher.
Inspired by Lacan's resistance to philosophy, Ruth Ronen addresses
Lacan's use of philosophy to create a fertile moment of exchange.
Straddling the fields of philosophy and psychoanalysis with equal
emphasis, Lacan with the Philosophers develops a unique
interdisciplinary analysis and offers a new perspective on the body
of Lacan's writings.
The Number One International bestseller 'We need books like this
one' - psychologist Steven Pinker At last, stupidity explained! And
by some of the world's smartest people, among them Daniel Kahneman,
Dan Ariely, Alison Gopnik, Howard Gardner, Antonio Damasio, Aaron
James and Ryan Holiday. Stupidity is all around us, from the
colleagues who won't stop hitting 'reply all' to the former school
friends posting conspiracy theories on Facebook. But in order to
battle idiocy, we must first understand it. In The Psychology of
Stupidity, some of the world's leading psychologists and thinkers -
including a Nobel Prize winner - will show you . . . * Why smart
people sometimes believe in utter nonsense * How our lazy brains
cause us to make the wrong decisions * Why trying to debate with
fools is a trap * How media manipulation and Internet
overstimulation makes us dumber * Why the stupidest people don't
think they're stupid As long as there have been humans there has
been human stupidity, but with wit and wisdom these great thinkers
can help us understand this persistent human affliction.
Few artworks have been the subject of more extensive modern
interpretation than Melencolia I by renowned artist, mathematician,
and scientist Albrecht Durer (1514). And yet, did each of these art
experts and historians miss a secret manifesto that Durer included
within the engraving? This is the first work to decrypt secrets
within Melencolia I based not on guesswork, but Durer's own
writings, other subliminal artists that inspired him (i.e.,
Leonardo da Vinci), the Jewish and Christian Bibles, and books that
inspired Durer (De Occulta Philosophia and the Hieorglyphica). To
read the covert message of Melencolia I is to understand that Durer
was a humanist in his interests in mathematics, science, poetry,
and antiquity. This book recognizes his unparalleled power with the
burin, his mathematical skill in perspective, his dedication to
precise language, and his acute observation of nature. Melencolia I
may also be one of the most controversial (and at the time most
criminal) pieces of art as it hid Durer's disdain for the hierarchy
of the Catholic Church, the Kaiser, and the Holy Roman Empire from
the general public for centuries. This book closely ties the
origins of philosophy (science) and the work of a Renaissance
master together, and will be of interest for anyone who loves
scientific history, art interpretation, and secret manifestos.
One of the classic treatises on pacifism.
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The Girl God
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Trista Hendren; Illustrated by Elisabeth Slettnes
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