Eros and Thought. Between the Birth of Philosophy and the Invention of the Social

In a comparison of Platonic & queer theory, the consequences of the abandonment of the elementary parameters of rational thought in the understanding of the homoerotic subject are examined. The homoerotic subject appeared in Plato through the enunciation of philosophical discourse, in opposition...

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Published inSociologie et sociétés Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 31 - 45
Main Author Perron, Paul-Andre
Format Journal Article
LanguageFrench
Published 01.04.1997
Subjects
Ancient Greek Philosophy
Deconstruction
Eroticism
Feminist Theory
Homosexuality
Postmodernism
Theoretical Problems
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Summary:In a comparison of Platonic & queer theory, the consequences of the abandonment of the elementary parameters of rational thought in the understanding of the homoerotic subject are examined. The homoerotic subject appeared in Plato through the enunciation of philosophical discourse, in opposition to rhetoric. For Plato, love of masculine beauty was a condition of love of knowledge. Eros leads the subject to search for truth in Platonic theory, but to critique the truth in queer theory. In the postmodern establishment of the ancient connection between Eros & discourse, queer theory places the homoerotic subject on the side of rhetoric, in opposition to the modes of rational knowledge known in traditional philosophy. 26 References. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0038-030X