Voluntary Servitude. Masochism and Morality
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Voluntary Servitude. Masochism and Morality

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eBook - ePub

Voluntary Servitude. Masochism and Morality

About this book

Le Soldat's Voluntary Servitude. Masochism and Morality presents an extraordinary analysis of masochism, the subject, death drive and sexual discourse inspired by Freudian drive theory, philosophy, gender theory, political science and mythology.

This book will certainly evoke the reader's curiosity, but even more than that it will encourage readers critical reflection on the clandestine defensive formations between the psyche and reality that, in the author's view, obscure pleasure principle by corrupting the death drive and the body. Le Soldat presents an unprecedented formulation in psychoanalytic literature to date, one of incomparable significance not only for our clinical work, but also for critical theoretical reflection on society and its vicissitudes. As a result of their defensive stances, we encounter 'masochistic subjects of servitude' enclosed in a world of wars, economical rivalries, regressive brutality of consumerism, religious dependency and political mania.

Drawing on the work of Freud and Adorno, and balancing theoretical and clinical material, this is essential reading for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, and anyone who seeks to understand the concept of voluntary servitude.

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Yes, you can access Voluntary Servitude. Masochism and Morality by Judith Le Soldat, Andjela Samardzic,Vaia Tsolas,Michael Civin in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Psychology & Psychoanalysis. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
eBook ISBN
9781040263471
Edition
0
Topic
Psychology
Subtopic
Psychoanalysis
Index
Psychology

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. About the editors and contributors
  7. Prologue
  8. Introduction to the Critical German Edition by Monika Gsell
  9. About this volume
  10. Judith Le Soldat on her masochism book–a document from the posthumous papers
  11. On the two trains of thought in the masochism book
  12. On the genesis of the masochism book
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. I Pulsional demand and wish fulfillment
  15. II The economy of excitation
  16. III Masochistic pleasure
  17. Appendix: Two unpublished prefaces from the first version of Voluntary Servitude
  18. Bibliography
  19. Index