Pierre Legendre Lessons III God in the Mirror - A Study of the Institution of Images

God in the Mirror reconsiders the place of law in the existing bodies of knowledge. Navigating the texts of Ovid, Augustine, Roman jurists, medieval canon lawyers, Freud, Lacan, the notebooks of Leonardo de Vinci, and the paintings of Rene Magritte, this is a crucial landmark within Legendre's reconsideration of a 'revolution of interpretation'.

List of contents

Prologue. To fabricate man so that he resembles man: The question of images and the reproduction of humanity Chapter 1. The constitutive alienation of the subject: Prolegomena to every theory of the image Chapter 2. The relational nature of identity and society: Remarks on the deployment of the mythological function Aside Chapter 3. 'Id efficit, quod figurat' (The efficient is the symbol): Social constitution of the word and the normative emergence of images Conclusion. The link of the image: link to the foundations of the image

About the author

Pierre Legendre is Emeritus Professor at the University of Paris 1, and Honorary Research Director at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes.

Summary

God in the Mirror reconsiders the place of law in the existing bodies of knowledge. Navigating the texts of Ovid, Augustine, Roman jurists, medieval canon lawyers, Freud, Lacan, the notebooks of Leonardo de Vinci, and the paintings of Rene Magritte, this is a crucial landmark within Legendre’s reconsideration of a ‘revolution of interpretation’.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Goodrich, Pierre Legendre, Legendre Pierre
• Assisted by: P.G Young (Translation)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.2018
• EAN: 9781138233263
• ISBN: 978-1-138-23326-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Discourses of Law
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; European History, HISTORY / Civilization, LAW / General, HISTORY / Modern / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, LAW / Legal History, Philosophy, LAW / Jurisprudence, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, Methods, theory and philosophy of law, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis