Coming is a lyrical, erudite examination of the French notion of jouissance. How did jouissance evolve from referring to the pleasure of possessing a material thing (property, wealth) to the pleasure of orgasm, from appropriation to dis-appropriation, from consumption to consummation? The philosophers Adèle van Reeth and Jean-Luc Nancy engage in a lively dialogue, ranging from consumerism to video games to mysticism and from Spinoza, Hegel, andAugustine to the Marquis de Sade, Marguerite Duras, and Henry Miller. Four additional essays are new to the American edition.
- Cover
- Half-title
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface to the English- Language Edition.
- Why Speak of Coming (Jouissance)?
- Coming
- Preliminaries
- Are We Alone in Jouissance?
- From Animal Instinct to Desire of the Other: How to Go from Plaisir to Jouir?
- Toward Infinity and Beyond: Is There an Art to Jouir?
- The Condemnation of Jouissance
- From Profit to Consumption/Consummation: Can We Enjoy Every thing?
- Body of Pleasure
- Rühren, Berühren, Aufruhr (Moving, Touching, Uprising)
- Neither Seeing Nor Having (Ni le voir ni l’avoir)
- Nude Enumerated
- Notes
- Some Bibliographical Reference Points
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