Objective Fictions
Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Marxism
Adrian Johnston editor Alenka Zupancic editor Boštjan Nedoh editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Edinburgh University Press
Published:29th Dec '21
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This collection rethinks the relationship between objectivity and fiction through a series of ‘objective fictions’, such as fetishes, semblances, lies, rumours, sophistry, fantasies and conspiracy theories. It engages with modern and contemporary philosophical traditions and psychoanalytic theory, with all of these orientations being irreducible to either nominalist or realist approaches. The contributors are a mix of renowned thinkers and thinkers from the new generation, including Slavoj Žižek, Mladen Dolar, Frank Ruda and Samo Tomšič.
I strongly recommend Objective Fictions. Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Marxism not only to advanced students of the humanities, but also to those who appreciate complex critiques, unexpectedly rewarding detours and argumentations which entail a cognitive mapping. -- von Dennis * unique *
I strongly recommend Objective Fictions. Philosophy, Psychoanalysis, Marxism not only to advanced students of the humanities, but also to those who appreciate complex critiques, unexpectedly rewarding detours and argumentations which entail a cognitive mapping. -- von Dennis * unique *
An impressive and even exciting collection by a formidable group of scholars, and very topical as well. With essays on conspiracy theories, money, capital, rumors, and the very notion of objectivity…all of the essays show how the intersection of psychoanalysis and Marxism leads to rich and surprising insights. * Ed Pluth, California State University *
ISBN: 9781474489324
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272 pages