Zizek's Ontology - A Transcendental Materialist Theory of Subjectivity (Paperback, Fifth)

Slavoj Zižek is one of the most interesting and important philosophers working today, known chiefly for his theoretical explorations of popular culture and contemporary politics. This book focuses on the generally neglected and often overshadowed philosophical core of Zižek's work--an essential component in any true appreciation of this unique thinker's accomplishment. His central concern, Zižek has proclaimed, is to use psychoanalysis (especially the teachings of Jacques Lacan) to redeploy the insights of late-modern German philosophy, in particular, the thought of Kant, Schelling, and Hegel. By taking this avowal seriously, Adrian Johnston finally clarifies the philosophical project underlying Zižek's efforts. His book charts the interlinked ontology and theory of subjectivity constructed by Zižek at the intersection of German idealism and Lacanian theory. Johnston also uses Zižek's combination of philosophy and psychoanalysis to address two perennial philosophical problems: the relationship of mind and body, and the nature of human freedom. By bringing together the past two centuries of European philosophy, psychoanalytic metapsychology, and cutting-edge work in the natural sciences, Johnston develops a transcendental materialist theory of subjectivity--in short, an account of how more-than-material forms of subjectivity can emerge from a corporeal being. His work shows how an engagement with Zižek's philosophy can produce compelling answers to today's most vexing and urgent questions as inherited from the history of ideas.

General

Imprint:	Northwestern University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Studies in Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	March 2008
Authors:	Adrian Johnston • Anthony J. Steinbock
Dimensions:	228 x 160 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	312
Edition:	Fifth
ISBN-13:	978-0-8101-2456-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Philosophy & theory of psychology > Psychoanalysis & psychoanalytical theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > Modern Western philosophy, c 1600 to the present > Western philosophy, from c 1900 - > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8101-2456-4
Barcode:	9780810124561

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