Eternal Youth and the Myth of Deconstruction - An Archetypal Reading of Jacques Derrida and Judith Butler

In Eternal Youth and the Myth of Deconstruction, Bret Alderman puts forth a compelling thesis: Deconstruction tells a mythic story. Through an attentive examination of multiple texts and literary works, he elucidates this story in psychological and philosophical terms.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: The Present Deferred 1. The Neverland of Différance 2. Traces of the Hollowed Now 3. The Imperative of Archetypal Posession 4. The Eternal Now and the Pleasures of Displacement 5. Aristotle's Impossible Possibility 6. Gender Performativity in the Land of Make Believe 7. Kairos and Eros: Time and Desire 8. The Serpentine Circle as Image of Wholeness Conclusion: A Return to the Present

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Bret Alderman is an author who received his PhD in depth psychology in 2013 from the Pacifica Graduate Institute in Carpinteria, California. His recent interests include ideological possession, deconstruction, gender, and the interface between psychology and philosophy.

Zusammenfassung

In Eternal Youth and the Myth of Deconstruction, Bret Alderman puts forth a compelling thesis: Deconstruction tells a mythic story. Through an attentive examination of multiple texts and literary works, he elucidates this story in psychological and philosophical terms.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bret Alderman, Bret (University of California Alderman, Alderman Bret
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 06.12.2023
• EAN: 9781032455334
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3245533-4
• Seiten: 272
• Serie: Philosophy and Psychoanalysis
• Themen: Sachbuch > Psychologie, Esoterik, Spiritualität, Anthroposophie > Angewandte Psychologie; Philosophy of Mind, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis