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The Cartesian cogito—the principle articulated by Descartes that "I think, therefore I am"—is often hailed as the precursor of modern science. At the same time, the cogito’s agent, the ego, is sometimes feared as the agency of manipulative domination responsible for all present woes, from patriarchal oppression to ecological catastrophes. Without psychoanalyzing philosophy, ''Cogito and the Unconscious'' explores the vicissitudes of the cogito and shows that psychoanalyses can render visible a constitutive madness within modern philosophy, the point at which "I think, therefore I am" becomes obsessional neurosis characterized by "If I stop thinking, I will cease to exist."
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The [[Cartesian]] cogito—the [[principle]] articulated by [[Descartes]] that "I [[think]], therefore I am"—is often hailed as the precursor of modern [[science]]. At the same [[time]], the cogito’s [[agent]], the ego, is sometimes feared as the [[agency]] of manipulative domination [[responsible]] for all [[present]] woes, from patriarchal oppression to ecological catastrophes. Without psychoanalyzing [[philosophy]], ''[[Cogito]] and the [[Unconscious]]'' explores the vicissitudes of the cogito and shows that psychoanalyses can render [[visible]] a constitutive [[madness]] within modern philosophy, the point at which "I think, therefore I am" becomes [[obsessional]] [[neurosis]] characterized by "If I stop [[thinking]], I will cease to [[exist]]."
Noting that for Lacan the Cartesian construct is the same as the Freudian "subject of the unconscious," the contributors follow Lacan’s plea for a psychoanalytic return to the cogito. Along the path of this return, they examine the ethical attitude that befits modern subjectivity, the inherent sexualization of modern subjectivity, the impasse in which the Cartesian project becomes involved given the enigmatic status of the human body, and the Cartesian subject’s confrontation with its modern critics, including Althusser, Bataille, and Dennett. In a style that has become familiar to Zizek’s readers, these essays bring together a strict conceptual analysis and an approach to a wide range of cultural and ideological phenomena—from the sadist paradoxes of Kant’s moral philosophy to the universe of Ayn Rand’s novels, from the question "Which, if any, is the sex of the cogito?" to the defense of the cogito against the onslaught of cognitive sciences.
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Noting that for [[Lacan]] the Cartesian [[construct]] is the same as the [[Freudian]] "[[subject]] of the unconscious," the contributors follow Lacan’s plea for a [[psychoanalytic]] [[return]] to the cogito. Along the path of this return, they examine the [[ethical]] attitude that befits modern [[subjectivity]], the inherent sexualization of modern subjectivity, the [[impasse]] in which the Cartesian [[project]] becomes involved given the enigmatic status of the [[human]] [[body]], and the Cartesian subject’s confrontation with its modern critics, including [[Althusser]], [[Bataille]], and Dennett. In a style that has become familiar to Zizek’s readers, these essays bring together a strict [[conceptual]] [[analysis]] and an approach to a wide range of [[cultural]] and [[ideological]] phenomena—from the [[sadist]] paradoxes of Kant’s [[moral]] philosophy to the [[universe]] of Ayn Rand’s novels, from the question "Which, if any, is the sex of the cogito?" to the [[defense]] of the cogito against the onslaught of cognitive [[sciences]].
Challenging us to reconsider fundamental notions of human consciousness and modern subjectivity, this is a book whose very Lacanian orthodoxy makes it irreverently transgressive of predominant theoretical paradigms. Cogito and the Unconscious will appeal to readers interested in philosophy, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, and theories of ideology.
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Challenging us to reconsider fundamental notions of human [[consciousness]] and modern subjectivity, this is a book whose very [[Lacanian]] orthodoxy makes it irreverently [[transgressive]] of predominant [[theoretical]] paradigms. [[Cogito and the Unconscious]] will appeal to readers interested in philosophy, [[psychoanalysis]], cultural studies, and theories of [[ideology]].
  
 
''Contributors''. [[Miran Bozovic]], [[Mladen Dolar]], [[Alain Grosrichard]], [[Marc de Kessel]], [[Robert Pfaller]], [[Renata Salecl]], [[Slavoj Zizek]], [[Alenka Zupancic]]
 
''Contributors''. [[Miran Bozovic]], [[Mladen Dolar]], [[Alain Grosrichard]], [[Marc de Kessel]], [[Robert Pfaller]], [[Renata Salecl]], [[Slavoj Zizek]], [[Alenka Zupancic]]
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The Cartesian cogito—the principle articulated by Descartes that "I think, therefore I am"—is often hailed as the precursor of modern science. At the same time, the cogito’s agent, the ego, is sometimes feared as the agency of manipulative domination responsible for all present woes, from patriarchal oppression to ecological catastrophes. Without psychoanalyzing philosophy, Cogito and the Unconscious explores the vicissitudes of the cogito and shows that psychoanalyses can render visible a constitutive madness within modern philosophy, the point at which "I think, therefore I am" becomes obsessional neurosis characterized by "If I stop thinking, I will cease to exist." Noting that for Lacan the Cartesian construct is the same as the Freudian "subject of the unconscious," the contributors follow Lacan’s plea for a psychoanalytic return to the cogito. Along the path of this return, they examine the ethical attitude that befits modern subjectivity, the inherent sexualization of modern subjectivity, the impasse in which the Cartesian project becomes involved given the enigmatic status of the human body, and the Cartesian subject’s confrontation with its modern critics, including Althusser, Bataille, and Dennett. In a style that has become familiar to Zizek’s readers, these essays bring together a strict conceptual analysis and an approach to a wide range of cultural and ideological phenomena—from the sadist paradoxes of Kant’s moral philosophy to the universe of Ayn Rand’s novels, from the question "Which, if any, is the sex of the cogito?" to the defense of the cogito against the onslaught of cognitive sciences. Challenging us to reconsider fundamental notions of human consciousness and modern subjectivity, this is a book whose very Lacanian orthodoxy makes it irreverently transgressive of predominant theoretical paradigms. Cogito and the Unconscious will appeal to readers interested in philosophy, psychoanalysis, cultural studies, and theories of ideology.

Contributors. Miran Bozovic, Mladen Dolar, Alain Grosrichard, Marc de Kessel, Robert Pfaller, Renata Salecl, Slavoj Zizek, Alenka Zupancic

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Pfaller, Robert, Alenka Zupancic, Miran Bozovic, Mladen Dolar, Alain Grosrichard, Marc De Kessel, Renata Salecl, Slavoj Zizek (Editor), and Sina K. Najafi (Translator). Cogito and The Unconscious. Durham: Duke University Press. December 1998, Hardcover, 279 pages, Language: English, ISBN: 0822320835. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr or Duke University Press. December 1998, Paperback, 279 pages, Language: English, ISBN: 0822320975. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.