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9780823232420

The God Who Deconstructs Himself Sovereignty and Subjectivity Between Freud, Bataille, and Derrida

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    9780823232420

  • ISBN10:

    0823232425

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-08-02
  • Publisher: Fordham University Press

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Summary

This book outlines Jacques Derridaas thinking on sovereignty in relation to subjectivity through an investigation of the late work "Rogues: Two Essays on Reason." The author detects in Derridaas thinking of sovereigntyaa theme that increasingly attracted him toward the end of his lifeathe outline of Batailleas adaptation of Freud. The results of Mansfieldas analysis will be crucial for understanding such key themes in late Derrida as hospitality, justice, otherness, and the gift.

Author Biography

Nick Mansfield is Professor in Critical and Cultural Studies at Macquarie University in Sydney.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
Economies of Subjectivity: Bataille After Freudp. 9
Energy, Propriation, Mastery: Derrida on Freudp. 41
Sovereign Counter-Sovereignty: The Opening of the Giftp. 68
Sovereign Counter-Sovereignty, Justice, and the Eventp. 106
Conclusionp. 134
Bibliographyp. 139
Indexp. 145
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