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The Triumph of Venus: The Erotics of the Market

The Triumph of Venus: The Erotics of the Market

Schroeder, Jeanne Lorraine

Hardcover

Series: Philosophy, Social Theory, and the Rule of Law, Book 10

Philosophy

ISBN10: 0520234316
ISBN13: 9780520234314
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Feb 23 2004
Pages: 318
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.99 Width: 6.06 Depth: 9.14
Language: English
The theory of law and economics that dominates American jurisprudence today views the market as rational and individuals as driven by the desire to increase their wealth. It is a view riddled with misconceptions, as Jeanne Lorraine Schroeder demonstrates in this challenging work, which looks at contemporary debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology and interpreted via Lacanian psychoanalysis and Hegelian philosophy, Schroeder exposes the hidden and repressed erotics of the market. Her work shows how the predominant economic analysis of markets and the standard romantic critique of markets are in fact mirror images, reflecting the misconception that reason and passion are inalterably opposed.

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