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Coming
ISBN: 9780823273492
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / Fordham University Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Philosophy;

Coming by Jean-Luc Nancy is a lyrical examination of the French notion of jouissance. How did jouissance evolve from referring to the pleasure of ownership to the pleasure of orgasm? The philosophers Adèle van Reeth and Jean-Luc Nancy engage in a lively dialogue touching on authors as varied as Spinoza, the Marquis de Sade, and Henry Miller, and on subjects ranging from consumerism to mysticism.

Jean-Luc Nancy is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His wide-ranging thought is developed in many books, including Expectation: Philosophy, Literature ; The Possibility of a World ; The Banality of Heidegger ; The Disavowed Community ; and, with Adèle Van Reeth, Coming (all Fordham).Reeth Adèle Van :

Adèle Van Reeth is the producer and host of France Culture Radio's daily program on philosophy. She also contributes to the program Le Cercle on Canal Plus Cinéma and to Philosophie magazine.Mandell Charlotte :

Charlotte Mandell has translated more than forty books and is the recipient of numerous awards.