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Ricoeur and Lacan

by Dr Karl Simms

  • Hardback
  • 192 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.2 cm

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For students of philosophy and psychoanalysis today

Clarifies ethical conflicts between Ricoeur and Lacan

You will gain insights into their major ideas and impacts

This book compares the philosophical views of Ricoeur and Lacan.

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This is the first comparative study of the work of the philosopher Paul Ricoeur and the psychoanalayst Jacques Lacan. The book explores the conflict between the two thinkers that arose from their differing views of ethics: Ricoeur's universalist stance drew on a phenomenological reading of Kant, whereas Lacan's was a relativist position, derived from a psychoanalytic reading of Freud and De Sade. "Ricoeur and Lacan" gives a full critical overview of the work of both figures, tracing the origins and development of their principal ideas, and identifying key similarities and differences. The book identifies and explores the key philosophical influences upon their work: Descartes; Kant; Nietzsche; Husserl; Freud; Marcel; and Jaspers. It gives an original perspective upon the development of ethics within Continental philosophy, providing clear and cogent analysis. Finally, it evaluates the importance of Ricoeur and Lacan in the development of ethical and political theory since the 1980s, with particular reference to the work of Slavoj Zizek.Not only a valuable and original addition to the literature on two major thinkers, "Ricoeur and Lacan" is also an important study of contemporary Continental ethics.
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  • Author

    Dr Karl Simms

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Continuum

  • Published

    June 2007

  • Weight

    418g

  • Page Count

    192

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.2 cm

  • ISBN

    9780826477965

  • ISBN-10

    0826477968

  • Eden Code

    1004430

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