Libidinal Economy

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By Jean-Francois Lyotard

Series: Bloomsbury Revelations

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In Libidinal Economy, Jean-François Lyotard explores the interconnections between desire, economics, and philosophy. He challenges traditional notions by merging psychoanalysis with political theory, proposing a provocative perspective on how human drives influence socio-economic structures. The book offers a critical examination of society's underlying forces through a unique and complex theoretical lens.
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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring complex philosophical ideas about the intersections of desire, economic theory, and the human psyche. This work is particularly appealing for those who appreciate post-structuralist and postmodern thought, and it delves into the dynamic and often chaotic nature of economic and emotional exchanges.

Libidinal Economy

First published under title âEconomie libidinale in 1974. First publication in Great Britain in 1993 by The Athlone Press, reissued in 2004 by Continuum.

A major work of continental philosophy by the author of The Postmodern Condition.

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First published in 1974, Libidinal Economy is a major work of twentieth-century continental philosophy. In it, Lyotard develops the idea of economies driven by libidinal ‘energies’ or ‘intensities’ which he claims flow through all structures, such as the human body and political or social events.

He uses this idea to interpret a diverse range of subjects including political economy, Marxism, sexual politics, semiotics, and psychoanalysis. Lyotard also carries out a broad critique of philosophies of desire, as expounded by Deleuze and Guattari, Nietzsche, Bataille, Foucault, and de Sade.

Translated by Iain Hamilton Grant.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781474241120

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 October 2015

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic

Contributors:

Translated by Iain Hamilton Grant

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 214.0mm

Weight: 369g

Pages: 304

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Jean-Francois Lyotard Non-Fiction Philosophy & Psychology Philosophy & Stoicism Series: Bloomsbury Revelations

About the Author

Jean-François Lyotard (1924-1998) was Professor of Philosophy at several institutes of higher learning in Paris and at the University of California. A member of the radical group Socialisme ou Barbarie, he later went on to become one of the founding figures of postmodernism with his work The Postmodern Condition.