Pressing the Subject: Critical Theory and the Death Drive

Critical theory is still in the midst of what Axel Honneth has termed a "far-reaching crisis," a crisis that touches on both its conception of the autonomous subject and the political visions sketched on the basis of this conception. This paper argues that this crisis within critical theor...

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Published inConstellations (Oxford, England) Vol. 22; no. 3; pp. 405 - 419
Main Author McIvor, David W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2015
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Critical theory
Habermas, Jurgen
Philosophy
Psychoanalysis
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Summary:Critical theory is still in the midst of what Axel Honneth has termed a "far-reaching crisis," a crisis that touches on both its conception of the autonomous subject and the political visions sketched on the basis of this conception. This paper argues that this crisis within critical theory stems in part from Habermas' early engagements with--and eventual retreat from--psychoanalysis.
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ISSN:1351-0487
1467-8675
DOI:10.1111/1467-8675.12110