The Government of Desire
A Genealogical Perspective
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8410378 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Miguel De Beistegui (0000-0001-8599-9308, University of Warwick, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-203 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the British Society for Phenomenology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-1773 • E-ISSN: 2332-0486 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00071773.2016.1139928 |
| OpenAlex | W2314680949 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
Desire is everywhere – everywhere recognised, displayed, discussed, and drawn upon. It is so much part of our lives, so deeply entrenched in our bodies and minds – so “hard-wired” into our brains, some would say – that we cannot imagine a life without it, indeed cannot imagine what it could mean to live without experiencing its force and appeal, but also the conflicts and struggles it gives rise to. The Law of Desire, Almodóvar would say, is one by which we live. It seems to play a crucial part in understanding who we are, our sense of self, and our relations to others. Its ubiquity, we claim, is a sign of its rootedness in human nature. We readily admit that it is a force we need to reckon with, and governs us, often beyond our own will, but we do not question that we are creatures – and not just subjects – of desire
Aesthetics · Appeal · Art · Creatures · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Natural (archaeology) · Perspective (graphical) · Political science · Sign (mathematics) · Sociology · Foucault, Power, and Ethics · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · History · Law · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |