Coming
Published on 1. November 2016
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-8232-7347-8 (ISBN)
Description
Coming is a lyrical, erudite examination of the French notion of jouissance. How did jouissance evolve from referring to the pleasure of possessing a material thing (property, wealth) to the pleasure of orgasm, from appropriation to dis-appropriation, from consumption to consummation? The philosophers Adele van Reeth and Jean-Luc Nancy engage in a lively dialogue, ranging from consumerism to video games to mysticism and from Spinoza, Hegel, andAugustine to the Marquis de Sade, Marguerite Duras, and Henry Miller. Four additional essays are new to the American edition.
Reviews / Votes
"A stimulating analysis, Nancy's Coming shows sex and sexuality to be crucial understanding central aspects of his work. Moving from the prurient to the profound, Coming is a scintillating read for anyone interested in the limits of desire, the loneliness that pervades much of contemporary culture, or what love means today." -- -Peter Gratton Memorial University of NewfoundlandMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 183 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
176 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8232-7347-8 (9780823273478)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Jean-Luc Nancy (1940-2021) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Universite de Strasbourg and one of the late twentieth and early twenty-first century's foremost thinkers of politics, art, and the body. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including Being Singular Plural, The Ground of the Image, Corpus, The Disavowed Community, and Sexistence. His book The Intruder was adapted into an acclaimed film by Claire Denis.
Content
Preface to the English Language Edition Why Speak of Coming [Jouissance]? Coming Preliminaries Are We Alone in Jouissance? From Animal Instinct to Desire of the Other: How to Go from Plaisir to Jouir? Toward Infinity and Beyond: Is There an Art to Jouir? The Condemnation of Jouissance From Profit to Consumption/Consummation: Can We Enjoy Everything? Some Bibliographical Reference Points Body of Pleasure Ruhren, Beruhren, Aufruhr (Moving, Touching, Uprising) Neither Seeing Nor Having [Ni le voir ni l'avoir] Nude Enumerated Bibliography