Sexistence (Paperback)

Sex, more than just a part of our experience, troubles our conceptions of existence. Drawing on a fascinating array of sources, ancient and modern, philosophical and literary, Jean-Luc Nancy explores and upholds the form-giving thrust of the drive. Nancy reminds us that we are more comfortable with the drama of prohibitions, ideals, repression, transgression, and destruction, which often hamper thinking about sex and gender, than with the affirmation of an originary trouble at the limits of language that divides being and opens the world. Sexistence develops a new philosophical account of sexuality that resonates with contemporary research on gender and biopolitics. Without attempting to be comprehensive, the book ranges from the ancient world through psychoanalysis to discover the turbulence of the drive at the heart of existence.

General

Imprint:	Fordham University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2021
Authors:	Jean-Luc Nancy
Translators:	Steven Miller
Dimensions:	202 x 127 x 9mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	140
ISBN-13:	978-0-8232-9399-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary theory Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Philosophy of mind
LSN:	0-8232-9399-8
Barcode:	9780823293995

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