Coming

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Coming by Jean-Luc Nancy is a lyrical examination of the French notion of jouissance. How did jouissance evolve from referring to the pleasure of ownership to the pleasure of orgasm? The philosophers Adèle van Reeth and Jean-Luc Nancy engage in a lively dialogue touching on authors as varied as Spinoza, the Marquis de Sade, and Henry Miller, and on subjects ranging from consumerism to mysticism.

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Full title :Coming.

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Coming by Jean-Luc Nancy is a lyrical examination of the French notion of jouissance. How did jouissance evolve from referring to the pleasure of ownership to the pleasure of orgasm? The philosophers Adèle van Reeth and Jean-Luc Nancy engage in a lively dialogue touching on authors as varied as Spinoza, the Marquis de Sade, and Henry Miller, and on subjects ranging from consumerism to mysticism.

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Publication Date:2016.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Fordham University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2016.

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Description:1 online resource (168 pages)

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780823273492, 0823273490, 9780823273508, 0823273504
oclc:ocn962152724
LC Classification:B2430.N364

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; 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 Every thing?; Body of Pleasure; Rühren, Berühren, Aufruhr (Moving, Touching, Uprising); Neither Seeing Nor Having (Ni le voir ni l'avoir); Nude Enumerated; Notes; Some Bibliographical Reference Points.