{"product_id":"sexistence-paperback","title":"Sexistence - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Nancy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSteven Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSex, more than just a part of our experience, troubles our conceptions of existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a fascinating array of sources, ancient and modern, philosophical and literary, Jean-Luc Nancy explores and upholds the form-giving thrust of the drive. Nancy reminds us that we are more comfortable with the drama of prohibitions, ideals, repression, transgression, and destruction, which often hamper thinking about sex and gender, than with the affirmation of an originary trouble at the limits of language that divides being and opens the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSexistence\u003c\/i\u003e develops a new philosophical account of sexuality that resonates with contemporary research on gender and biopolitics. Without attempting to be comprehensive, the book ranges from the ancient world through psychoanalysis to discover the turbulence of the drive at the heart of existence.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Our preeminent living philosopher of being-with has at last turned his speculative attention to sex--'neither sexual difference, nor different sexualities, but sex itself.' If Foucault taught us to mistrust the idea of 'sex itself, ' Nancy uncovers what we've missed in our reluctance to think the ontology of sexistence. A profound--and profoundly necessary--meditation on sex and being.\"--Tim Dean, author of \u003ci\u003eUnlimited Intimacy: Reflections on the Subculture of Barebacking\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSex, more than just a part of our experience, troubles our conceptions of existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on a fascinating array of sources, ancient and modern, philosophical and literary, Jean-Luc Nancy explores and upholds the form-giving thrust of the drive. Nancy reminds us that we are more comfortable with the drama of prohibitions, ideals, repression, transgression, and destruction, which often hamper thinking about sex and gender, than with the affirmation of an originary trouble at limits of language that divides being and opens the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSexistence\u003c\/i\u003e develops a new philosophical account of sexuality that resonates with contemporary research on gender and biopolitics. Without attempting to be comprehensive, the book ranges from the ancient world through psychoanalysis to discover the turbulence of the drive at the heart of existence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Nancy\u003c\/b\u003e is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His wide-ranging thought is developed in many books, including \u003ci\u003ePortrait\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Possibility of a World\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Banality of Heidegger\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Disavowed Community, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Corpus.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Psychoanalysis and Culture at the University at Buffalo, SUNY.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Nancy (Author) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eJean-Luc Nancy\u003c\/b\u003e (1940-2016) was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Université Marc Bloch, Strasbourg. His wide-ranging thought runs through many books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Literary Absolute\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Being Singular Plural, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Ground of the Image\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eListening\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCorpus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Disavowed Community, \u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Sexistence.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Miller (Translator) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteven Miller\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of English and Director of the Center for Psychoanalysis and Culture at the University at Buffalo, SUNY. He is author of \u003ci\u003eWar After Death: On Violence and Its Limits\u003c\/i\u003e and translator of books by Catherine Malabou, Étienne Balibar, and Anne Dufourmantelle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42709482242111,"sku":"9780823293995","price":39.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/1e86c2a918e606a831072d8957a8a987_aebc3de0-f2b5-4918-83be-4b0545b7a941.webp?v=1765051589","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/sexistence-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}