Subjects and Simulations : Between Baudrillard and Lacoue-Labarthe / edited by Anne O'Byrne and Hugh J. Silverman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Byrne, Anne E. (Anne Elizabeth), 1966- editor.

Silverman, Hugh J., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Philosophy, French--20th century.

Philosophy, French.

Philosophy, French--21st century.

Baudrillard, Jean, 1929-2007.

Baudrillard, Jean.

Lacoue-Labarthe, Philippe.

Nancy, Jean-Luc.

Physical Description:

296 pages ǂc 24cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]

Contents:

Part 1 Representing Subjectivity

Introduction 15

1 Simulate This!: The Seductive Return of the Real in Baudrillard / Drew A. Hyland Hyland, Drew A. 19

2 The Fiction of the Unconscious: The Use and Abuse of Representation in Freud / Alina Clej Clej, Alina 33

3 The Postmodern Subject: Truth and Fiction in Lacoue-Labarthe's Nietzsche / Hugh J. Silverman Silverman, Hugh J. 47

4 The Subject of the Good: Exhaltation without Representation / Stephen David Ross Ross, Stephen David 57

Part 2 The Art of Representation

Introduction 71

5 Fiction, Allegory, Irony: The Unveiling of Lacoue-Labarthe / Massimo Verdicchio Verdicchio, Massimo 75

6 The Power of the Text: Lacoue-Labarthe, Rorty, and the Literariness of Philosophy / Gary E. Aylesworth Aylesworth, Gary E. 89

7 Edging the Sublime: Baudrillard and the Inaccessible Real / Basil O'Neill O'Neill, Basil 103

8 In the Wake of Critique: Notes from the Inside Cover of Baudrillard's Simulacra and Simulation / Thomas P. Brockelman Brockelman, Thomas P. 115

Part 3 Unrepresentable Communities

Introduction 129

9 Utopia is Here: Revolutionary Communities in Baudrillard and Nancy / Anne O 'Byrne 'Byrne, Anne O 133

10 Eden Foreclosed: Lacoue-Labarthe and Nancy on Dreaming and Identification / Bettina Bergo Bergo, Bettina 145

11 The (Ir)resistible Suffering of Others: Tragedy, Death, and the Spectator / Robin May Schott Schott, Robin May 163

12 The Subjects of Philosophy: "The We" and us / James R. Watson Watson, James R. 173

Part 4 Political Mediations

Introduction 189

13 9/11 and the Representation of the Unrepresentable: Chora, Aleph, and Media/tion / Damian Ward Hey Hey, Damian Ward 193

14 Amerika (Kafka)/ America (Baudrillard): Modern Media and Tele-tactility / Katherine Rudolph Rudolph, Katherine 207

15 Dressing Like Hitler: Reality, Simulation, and Hyperreality / Martin G. Weiss Weiss, Martin G. 221

16 Moved by Appearances: Metaphor, Metamorphosis, and Irony / Henk Oosterling Oosterling, Henk 233.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780739139059

0739139053

OCLC:

885226097