Samo Tomsic

The Capitalist Unconscious: Marx and Lacan

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ISBN 13:: 9781784781088
author:: Samo Tomsic
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Verso Books
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2015
Pages:: 272
Dimensions:: 15.2 x 2 x 23.4 cm
Genre:: Health, Family & Lifestyle, Psychology & Psychiatry, Schools of Thought
Condition:: New
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The Capitalist Unconscious: Marx and Lacan A comprehensive study of the connection between Marx and Lacan's work, this book resituates Marx in the broader context of Lacan's teaching, exploring the capacity of psychoanalysis to reaffirm dialectical and materialist thought. Lacan's unorthodox reading of Marx refigured key concepts such as alienation, jouissance, and the Freudian 'labour theory of the unconscious'. Tracing these developments, the author maintains that psychoanalysis, structuralism, and the critique of political economy participate in the same movement of thought. The book shows how to follow this movement through to some of its most important conclusions, offering a nuanced understanding of the intersection of Marxist and Lacanian thought. By examining the relationship between Marx and Lacan, this book provides a fresh perspective on the role of psychoanalysis in understanding capitalist ideology.

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