Ethics of the Real

Kant and Lacan

Alenka Zupancic

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English

Verso Books
16 January 2012

Western philosophy: c 1600 to c 1900; Ethics & moral philosophy

Series: Radical Thinkers Set 06

The idea of Kantian ethics is both simple and revolutionary: it proposes a moral law independent of any notion of a pre-established Good or any 'human inclination' such as love, sympathy or fear. In attempting to interpret such a revolutionary proposition in a more 'humane' light, and to turn Kant into our contemporary-someone who can help us with our own ethical dilemmas-many Kantian scholars have glossed over its apparent paradoxes and impossible claims. This book is concerned with doing exactly the opposite. Kant, thank God, is not our contemporary; he stands against the grain of our times. Lacan on the face of it appears the very antithesis of Kant-the wild theorist of psychoanalysis compared to the sober Enlightenment thinker. His concept of the Real, however, provides perhaps the most useful backdrop to this new interpretation of Kantian ethics. Constantly juxtaposing her readings of the two philosophers. Alenka Zupancic summons up an 'ethics of the Real', and clears the ground for a radical restoration of the disruptive element in ethics.

By: Alenka Zupancic
Imprint: Verso Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 132mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9781844677870
ISBN 10: 1844677877
Series: Radical Thinkers Set 06
Pages: 282
Publication Date: 16 January 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Alenka Zupancic is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy in the Slovene Academy of Sciences, Ljublijana

Reviews for Ethics of the Real: Kant and Lacan

If Zupancic's book does not become a classic work of reference, the only conclusion will be that our academia is caught in an obscure desire to self-destruct. --Slavoj Â iÂ ek