Hegelian-Lacanian Variations on Late Modernity: Spectre of Madness

The rise of new religions and New Ageism is accompanied by an anti-philosophical sentiment, which this treatise aims to combat. It develops a theoretical apparatus based on Hegelian speculative reason and Lacanian psychoanalysis to address this trend. The book argues that the failure to reckon with identities-in-difference leads to vicious contradictions and that renewed engagement with dialectical thinking is necessary to achieve joyful wisdom.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 180 pages
\n Publication date: 30 December 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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The emergence of new religions and the growing popularity of New Ageism coincide with a growing anti-philosophical sentiment in our contemporary society. This trend has particularly impacted philosophical and psychoanalytic reason, which has been overshadowed by the rise of post-secular spirituality. In response to this challenge, this treatise proposes a theoretical framework rooted in Hegelian speculative reason and Lacanian psychoanalysis.

Through the use of this theoretical apparatus, the book argues that certain conceptual pairs appear opposed through an operation of misrecognition, as coined by Hegel, known as diremption. The failure to acknowledge identities-in-difference leads to more severe contradictions that define central aspects of our contemporary predicament. The central thesis of the treatise is that the deadlocks we face require a renewed engagement with dialectical thinking beyond the limitations of common understanding. Only by embarking on this philosophical-psychoanalytic path of despair, as articulated by Hegel, can we hope to attain the wisdom of joy, as envisioned by Nietzsche.

In developing a unique dialectical theory that draws from readings of Hegel, Lacan, and Žižek, this book aims to address a range of philosophical and psychoanalytic questions. It will be of great interest to anyone with an interest in German idealism and/or psychoanalytic theory.

\n Weight: 298g\n
Dimension: 153 x 234 x 25 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367523077\n \n