The Abyss of Freedom/Ages of the World: The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism
Autor Slavoj Zizek, F.W.J. von Schelling Traducere de Judith Normanen Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 mai 1997
In
the
last
decade,
F.
W.
J.
von
Schelling
has
emerged
as
one
of
the
key
philosophers
of
German
Idealism,
the
one
who,
for
the
first
time,
undermined
Kant's
philosophical
revolution
and
in
so
doing
opened
up
the
way
for
a
viable
critique
of
Hegel.
In
noted
philosopher
Slavoj
Zizek's
view,
the
main
orientations
of
the
post-Hegelian
thought,
from
Kierkegaard
and
Marx,
to
Heidegger
and
today's
deconstructionism,
were
prefigured
in
Schelling's
analysis
of
Hegel's
idealism,
and
in
his
affirmation
that
the
contingency
of
existence
cannot
be
reduced
to
notional
self-mediation.
InThe
Abyss
of
Freedom,Zizek
attempts
to
advance
Schelling's
stature
even
further,
with
a
commentary
of
the
second
draft
of
Schelling's
workThe
Ages
of
the
World,written
in
1813.
Zizek
argues
that
Schelling's
most
profound
thoughts
are
found
in
the
series
of
three
consecutive
attempts
he
made
to
formulate
the
"ages
of
the
world/Weltalter,"
the
stages
of
the
self-development
of
the
Absolute.
Of
the
three
versions,
claims
Zizek,
it
is
the
second
that
is
the
most
eloquent
and
definitive
encompassing
of
Schelling's
lyrical
thought.
It
centers
on
the
problem
of
how
the
Absolute
(God)
himself,
in
order
to
become
actual,
to
exist
effectively,
has
to
accomplish
a
radically
contingent
move
of
acquiring
material,
bodily
existence.
Never
before
available
in
English,
this
version
finally
renders
accessible
one
of
the
key
texts
of
modern
philosophy,
a
text
that
is
widely
debated
in
philosophical
circles
today.
The
Abyss
of
Freedomis
Zizek's
own
reading
of
Schelling
based
upon
Lacanian
psychoanalytic
theory.
It
focuses
on
the
notion
that
Lacan's
theory--which
claims
that
the
symbolic
universe
emerged
from
presymbolic
drives--is
prefigured
in
Schelling's
idea
oflogosas
given
birth
to
from
the
vortex
of
primordial
drives,
or
from
what
"in
God
is
not
yet
God."
For
Zizek,
this
connection
is
monumental,
showing
that
Schelling's
ideas
forcefully
presage
the
post-modern
"deconstruction"
of
logocentrism.
Slavoj
Zizek
is
not
a
philosopher
who
stoops
to
conquer
objects
but
a
radical
voice
who
believes
that
philosophy
is
nothing
if
it
is
not
embodied,
nothing
if
it
is
only
abstract.
For
him,
true
philosophy
always
speaks
of
something
rather
than
nothing.
Those
interested
in
the
genesis
of
contemporary
thought
and
the
fate
of
reason
in
our
"age
of
anxiety"
will
find
this
coupling
of
texts
not
only
philosophically
relevant,
but
vitally
important.
Slavoj
Zizek
is
the
author
ofThe
Sublime
Object
of
Ideology,
Tarrying
with
the
Negative:
Kant,
Hegel
and
the
Critique
of
Ideology,
and
most
recently,
The
Indivisible
Remainder:
An
Essay
on
Schelling
and
Related
Matters.Currently
he
is
a
Senior
Researcher
at
the
Institute
for
Social
Sciences,
University
of
Ljubljana.
Judith
Norman
is
Assistant
Professor
of
Philosophy
at
Trinity
University
in
San
Antonio,
Texas.
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ISBN-13: 9780472066520
ISBN-10: 0472066528
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 133 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS
Colecția University of Michigan Press
Seria The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism
ISBN-10: 0472066528
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 133 x 229 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN PRESS
Colecția University of Michigan Press
Seria The Body, In Theory: Histories Of Cultural Materialism
Notă biografică
Slavoj Zizek is the author of The Sublime Object of Ideology, Tarrying with the Negative: Kant, Hegel and the Critique of Ideology, and most recently, The Indivisible Remainder: An Essay on Schelling and Related Matters. Currently he is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana.
Judith Norman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
Judith Norman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.
Descriere
In the last decade, F. W. J. von Schelling has emerged as one of the key philosophers of German Idealism, the one who, for the first time, undermined Kant's philosophical revolution and in so doing opened up the way for a viable critique of Hegel. In noted philosopher Slavoj Zizek's view, the main orientations of the post-Hegelian thought, from Kierkegaard and Marx, to Heidegger and today's deconstructionism, were prefigured in Schelling's analysis of Hegel's idealism, and in his affirmation that the contingency of existence cannot be reduced to notional self-mediation. In The Abyss of Freedom, Zizek attempts to advance Schelling's stature even further, with a commentary of the second draft of Schelling's work The Ages of the World, written in 1813.
Zizek argues that Schelling's most profound thoughts are found in the series of three consecutive attempts he made to formulate the "ages of the world/Weltalter," the stages of the self-development of the Absolute. Of the three versions, claims Zizek, it is the second that is the most eloquent and definitive encompassing of Schelling's lyrical thought. It centers on the problem of how the Absolute (God) himself, in order to become actual, to exist effectively, has to accomplish a radically contingent move of acquiring material, bodily existence. Never before available in English, this version finally renders accessible one of the key texts of modern philosophy, a text that is widely debated in philosophical circles today.
The Abyss of Freedom is Zizek's own reading of Schelling based upon Lacanian psychoanalytic theory. It focuses on the notion that Lacan's theory--which claims that the symbolic universe emerged from presymbolic drives--is prefigured in Schelling's idea of logos as given birth to from the vortex of primordial drives, or from what "in God is not yet God." For Zizek, this connection is monumental, showing that Schelling's ideas forcefully presage the post-modern "deconstruction" of logocentrism.
Slavoj Zizek is not a philosopher who stoops to conquer objects but a radical voice who believes that philosophy is nothing if it is not embodied, nothing if it is only abstract. For him, true philosophy always speaks of something rather than nothing. Those interested in the genesis of contemporary thought and the fate of reason in our "age of anxiety" will find this coupling of texts not only philosophically relevant, but vitally important.
Slavoj Zizek is the author of The Sublime Object of Ideology, Tarrying with the Negative: Kant, Hegel and the Critique of Ideology, and most recently, The Indivisible Remainder: An Essay on Schelling and Related Matters. Currently he is a Senior Researcher at the Institute for Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana. Judith Norman is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas.