J B Elshtain
Biographic Data
| ID | 6089636 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J B Elshtain |
| GIVEN NAMES | J B |
| FAMILY NAME | Elshtain |
| SIGNATURE | ELSHTAIN J B |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1976 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1983 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Vexation of Weil
Simone Weil is a vexation. An intellectual in the French Cartesian tradition who bore witness to her experience of Christ's presence (in November 1938); a radical who called “the destruction of the past... perhaps the greatest of all crimes”; a left-winger who penned trenchant critiques of Marxist thought and state socialist practice; a social theorist who condemned human collectives as a Great Beast yet yearned for a working class movement from …
Against Androgyny
Although androgyny has become a pervasive feature in contemporary feminist discourse and is widely accepted as a model for a rational reordering of our presently inegalitarian sexual and social arrangements, the notion itself has rarely come in for systematic criticism. It promises a shiny new world where human beings no longer exhibit "negative and distorted personality characteristics," where the "ideal androgynous being... could have no intern…
Acid Stomachs and Breines' Bromides
Breines' politically acid stomach, the inspiration, he states, for his “short and sour” attack unfortunately did not confine itself to his digestive tract but appears to have entered directly into his brain and corroded his thought processes. Beyond the personal vituperation, what is most remarkable about Breines' broadside is its failure to address any of the questions raised, in rather different ways (though Breines lumps us together) by Lasch …
The Self
Lasch sees narcissism as psychopathology, the “chief complaint” of those undergoing psychiatric treatment and, more broadly, as an identity that involves living for the moment and repudiating one's own past. The narcissist engages in a restless search for instantaneous intimacy, titillation, and sensation, and seeks to avoid, or is incapable of, long-term relations. Narcissistic society is characterized by increases in lawlessness, violence and c…
Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape
Susan Brownmiller, Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. $10.95. 447 pages
The Social Relations of the Classroom
Much of the continuing debate over radical teaching focuses on issues of pedagogical method or "technique." Non-traditional teachers ask themselves: Is it possible to break down "artificial" and destructive relationships of dominance and submission within my classroom? Can I assist students in an effort to cast off passive modes they have internalized as a result of years of socialization into deference towards authority? Shall I attempt to reord…
Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape
Susan Brownmiller, Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. $10.95. 447 pages
The Social Relations of the Classroom
Much of the continuing debate over radical teaching focuses on issues of pedagogical method or "technique." Non-traditional teachers ask themselves: Is it possible to break down "artificial" and destructive relationships of dominance and submission within my classroom? Can I assist students in an effort to cast off passive modes they have internalized as a result of years of socialization into deference towards authority? Shall I attempt to reord…
Against Androgyny
Although androgyny has become a pervasive feature in contemporary feminist discourse and is widely accepted as a model for a rational reordering of our presently inegalitarian sexual and social arrangements, the notion itself has rarely come in for systematic criticism. It promises a shiny new world where human beings no longer exhibit "negative and distorted personality characteristics," where the "ideal androgynous being... could have no intern…
Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape
Susan Brownmiller, Against Our Will. Men, Women and Rape. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1975. $10.95. 447 pages
The Social Relations of the Classroom
Much of the continuing debate over radical teaching focuses on issues of pedagogical method or "technique." Non-traditional teachers ask themselves: Is it possible to break down "artificial" and destructive relationships of dominance and submission within my classroom? Can I assist students in an effort to cast off passive modes they have internalized as a result of years of socialization into deference towards authority? Shall I attempt to reord…
The Self
Lasch sees narcissism as psychopathology, the “chief complaint” of those undergoing psychiatric treatment and, more broadly, as an identity that involves living for the moment and repudiating one's own past. The narcissist engages in a restless search for instantaneous intimacy, titillation, and sensation, and seeks to avoid, or is incapable of, long-term relations. Narcissistic society is characterized by increases in lawlessness, violence and c…
Against Androgyny
Although androgyny has become a pervasive feature in contemporary feminist discourse and is widely accepted as a model for a rational reordering of our presently inegalitarian sexual and social arrangements, the notion itself has rarely come in for systematic criticism. It promises a shiny new world where human beings no longer exhibit "negative and distorted personality characteristics," where the "ideal androgynous being... could have no intern…
Acid Stomachs and Breines' Bromides
Breines' politically acid stomach, the inspiration, he states, for his “short and sour” attack unfortunately did not confine itself to his digestive tract but appears to have entered directly into his brain and corroded his thought processes. Beyond the personal vituperation, what is most remarkable about Breines' broadside is its failure to address any of the questions raised, in rather different ways (though Breines lumps us together) by Lasch …
The Vexation of Weil
Simone Weil is a vexation. An intellectual in the French Cartesian tradition who bore witness to her experience of Christ's presence (in November 1938); a radical who called “the destruction of the past... perhaps the greatest of all crimes”; a left-winger who penned trenchant critiques of Marxist thought and state socialist practice; a social theorist who condemned human collectives as a Great Beast yet yearned for a working class movement from …
Political science (5 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Philosophy (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Psychoanalysis (3 works)