Lacan and Debt: The Discourse of the Capitalist in Times of Austerity
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Mura, Andrea. 2015. Lacan and Debt: The Discourse of the Capitalist in Times of Austerity. Philosophy Today, 59(2), pp. 155-174. ISSN 0031-8256 [Article]
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In this article a reference to Jacques Lacan’s ‘capitalist discourse’ will help highlight the bio-political workings of neo liberalism in times of austerity, detecting the transition from so-called ‘debt economy’ to an ‘economy of anxiety.’ An ‘il-liberal’ turn at the core of neoliberal discourses will be examined in particular, which pivots on an ‘astute’ intersecting between outbursts of renunciation; irreducible circularity of guilt and satisfaction; persistent attachment to forms of dissipative enjoyment; and a pervasive blackmail under the register of all-encompassing regulations and evaluations — all of which elevates the production of success up to the point of a production and consumption of failure.
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Lacan, Debt, Anxiety, Neoliberalism, Capitalist Discourse |
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04 Jan 2017 17:25 |
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