Difference between revisions of "The Plague of Fantasies"
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Žižek, S. (1997) The Plague of Fantasies, London and New York: Verso. | Žižek, S. (1997) The Plague of Fantasies, London and New York: Verso. | ||
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| + | =Review by [http://www.lacan.com/zizekchro2.htm Tony Myers]= | ||
This is an extended explanation of the psychoanalytical concept of | This is an extended explanation of the psychoanalytical concept of | ||
fantasy. The 'plague' of the title refers to the deluge of pseudo-concrete | fantasy. The 'plague' of the title refers to the deluge of pseudo-concrete | ||
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which, he avows, threatens to abolish the dimension of Symbolic virtu- | which, he avows, threatens to abolish the dimension of Symbolic virtu- | ||
ality. Given that fantasy plays such a key role in Žižek's anatomy of | ality. Given that fantasy plays such a key role in Žižek's anatomy of | ||
| − | the human condition, the first chapter here | + | the human condition, the first chapter here - which is a seven-point |
| − | clarification of the concept | + | clarification of the concept - is a particularly valuable addition to the |
Žižekian corpus, making this one of the books most suited to a first- | Žižekian corpus, making this one of the books most suited to a first- | ||
time Žižek reader. As an added enticement, this work also contains | time Žižek reader. As an added enticement, this work also contains | ||
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designs. | designs. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Works by Slavoj Žižek]] | ||
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[[Category:Psychoanalysis]] | [[Category:Psychoanalysis]] | ||
Revision as of 12:54, 17 May 2006
Source
Žižek, S. (1997) The Plague of Fantasies, London and New York: Verso.
Review by Tony Myers
This is an extended explanation of the psychoanalytical concept of fantasy. The 'plague' of the title refers to the deluge of pseudo-concrete images which Žižek places in an antagonistic relationship to the ever greater abstractions which determine our lives. As part of this discus- sion, Žižek advances one of his most considered analyses of cyberspace which, he avows, threatens to abolish the dimension of Symbolic virtu- ality. Given that fantasy plays such a key role in Žižek's anatomy of the human condition, the first chapter here - which is a seven-point clarification of the concept - is a particularly valuable addition to the Žižekian corpus, making this one of the books most suited to a first- time Žižek reader. As an added enticement, this work also contains Žižek's famous Hegelian analysis of German, French and English toilet designs.
