{"product_id":"samo-tomsic-the-labour-of-enjoyment-towards-a-critique-of-libidinal-economy","title":"Samo Tomsic : The Labour of Enjoyment. Towards a Critique of Libidinal Economy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new theory of libidinal economy―the intersection between desire and capitalism―from the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Capitalist Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe fourth book in Slavoj Žižek's \u003ci\u003eLacanian Explorations\u003c\/i\u003e series, \u003ci\u003eThe Labour of Enjoyment\u003c\/i\u003e sees Slovenian philosopher Samo Tomšic continue his exploration of the connections between capitalism and psychoanalysis that he began in his 2015 book \u003ci\u003eThe Capitalist Unconscious\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this new text, Tomšic critiques the use of psychoanalysis to discuss political economy, focusing specifically on the concept of \"libidinal economy,\" the intersection between desire and capitalism most famously proposed by Jean-François Lyotard.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContrasting Marxist and Freudian thought with the philosophies of Aristotle and Adam Smith, Tomšic suggests that in the age of modernity, political and economic theory should reflect the driving force of alienation rather than narcissism. With this in mind, Tomšic also analyzes the problems of labor and resistance and the \"psychoanalytic deadlocks\" they present in a traditional understanding of libidinal economy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSECONDHAND COPY, out of print, excellent condition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublis\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003ehed: Germany, 2019\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublish\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003eer: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.gardnerseu.com\/Search?Publisher=Verlag%20der%20Buchhandlung%20Walther%20Konig\u0026amp;fq=14120\"\u003eVerlag der Buchhandlung Walther Konig\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"gmail_default\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePages: 260\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: English \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eISBN: 9783941360563\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Samo Tomsic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56581197791563,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8755\/1819\/files\/IMG_3575.jpg?v=1771677760","url":"https:\/\/desirelinesbookstore.com\/products\/samo-tomsic-the-labour-of-enjoyment-towards-a-critique-of-libidinal-economy","provider":"desirelines books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}