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The Abyss of Freedom/Ages of the World (The Body, In Theory: Histories of Cultural Materialism)
by Slavoj Zizek, F.W.J. von Schelling
from University of Michigan Press
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A compelling and confusing abyss
This book is an odd creature to say the least. A great but under-appreciated text of German idealism is re-published in a new translation, along with an interpretive essay that evaluates it from the standpoint of Lacanian psychoanalysis. Personally, I found Schelling's portrait of the world as moving continuously towards full consciousness of itself to be utterly fascinating. I'm still not sure what to make of Zizek's essay - I have always been utterly baffled by Lacan - but if you're into that kind of... more info
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