ABSTRACT
Philosophy and Desire , the seventh book in the well-known Continental Philosophy series, examines questions of desire--desire for another person, desire for happiness, desire for knowledge, desire for a better world, desire for the impossible, desire in text, desire in language and desire for desire itself. The theme of desire is explored through readings of contemporary figures such as Merleau-Ponty, Bataille, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Levinas, Irigaray, Barthes, Derrida, and Derrida. A hot, timely topic in philosophy today Expands the contemporary debates
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part I|27 pages
Erotic Practices/Erotic Transgressions
part II|40 pages
Desire for the Other: Levinas
part III|26 pages
Desiring Subjectivity: Sartre and De Beauvoir
part IV|31 pages
Reading Feminine Desire: Irigaray
part V|30 pages
Writing Desire: Barthes and Derrida
part VI|37 pages
Productive Desire: Deleuze and Guattari