From autonomous subject to free individual in Simmel and Lacan

This article reads Simmel's and Lacan's respective theories of subject and object with regard to their understandings of alienation as a constant human feature. It demonstrates a gradual shift in their work from a conception of humans as autonomous subjects to humans as free individuals. I...

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Published inHistory of European ideas Vol. 31; no. 1; pp. 103 - 127
Main Author Morris-Reich, Amos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 2005
Taylor & Francis Group
Elsevier
Subjects
20th century
Alienation
Autonomy
Historical studies (History of philosophy. History of ideas)
Lacan, Jacques Marie Emile
Philosophy
Simmel, Georg
Subjectivity
Century 19-20
Liberty;Freedom
Simmel (G.)
Lacan (J.)
Individual
Transgression
Alienation
Philosophy history
Autonomy
Subject-object
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ISSN0191-6599
1873-541X
DOI10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2004.06.007

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Summary:This article reads Simmel's and Lacan's respective theories of subject and object with regard to their understandings of alienation as a constant human feature. It demonstrates a gradual shift in their work from a conception of humans as autonomous subjects to humans as free individuals. It argues that this shift is best understood with regard to their respective contentions with alienation and in relation of transgression.
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ISSN:0191-6599
1873-541X
DOI:10.1016/j.histeuroideas.2004.06.007