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The triumph of Venus : the erotics of the market / Jeanne L. Schroeder.
De Gruyter University of California Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schroeder, Jeanne Lorraine.
- Series:
- Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law ; 10.
- Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law ; 10
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law and economics--Psychological aspects--Philosophy.
- Law and economics.
- Sociological jurisprudence.
- Feminist jurisprudence.
- Economic man.
- Utilitarianism.
- Romanticism.
- Erotica.
- Venus (Roman deity).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (328 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Berkeley : University of California Press, 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The theory of law and economics that dominates American jurisprudence today views the market as rational and individuals as driven by the desire to increase their wealth. It is a view riddled with misconceptions, as Jeanne Lorraine Schroeder demonstrates in this challenging work, which looks at contemporary debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology and interpreted via Lacanian psychoanalysis and Hegelian philosophy, Schroeder exposes the hidden and repressed erotics of the market. Her work shows how the predominant economic analysis of markets and the standard romantic critique of markets are in fact mirror images, reflecting the misconception that reason and passion are inalterably opposed.
- Contents:
- Pandora's amphora: the eroticism of contract and gift
- Orpheus's desire: the end of the market
- Narcissus's death: the Calabresi-Melamed trichotomy
- The Midas touch: the lethal effect of wealth maximization
- The Eumenides' return: the founding of law through the repression of the feminine
- Epilogue: The birth of Venus.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9786612356841
- 9781282356849
- 1282356844
- 9780520928855
- 0520928857
- 9781597349659
- 1597349658
- OCLC:
- 475928886
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