THE SINGULARITY OF BEING: LACAN AND THE IMMORTAL WITHIN
Book ID/图书代码： 06840012B58281
English Summary/英文概要： The Singularity of Being presents a Lacanian vision of what makes each of us an inimitable and irreplaceable creature. It argues that, unlike the "subject" (who comes into existence as a result of symbolic prohibition) or the "person" (who is aligned with the narcissistic conceits of the imaginary), the singular self emerges in response to a galvanizing directive arising from the real. This directive carries the force of an obligation that cannot be resisted and that summons the individual to a "character" beyond his or her social investments. Consequently, singularity expresses something about the individual’s non-negotiable distinctiveness, eccentricity, or idiosyncrasy at the same time it prevents both symbolic and imaginary closure. It opens to layers of rebelliousness, indicating that there are components of human life exceeding the realm of normative sociality.
Written with an unusual blend of rigor and clarity, The Singularity of Being combines incisive readings of Lacan with the best insights of recent Lacanian theory to reach beyond the dogmas of the field. Moving from what, thanks in part to Slavoj Zizek, has come to be known as the "ethics of the act" to a nuanced interpretation of Lacan’s "ethics of sublimation," the book offers a sweeping overview of Lacan’s thought while making an original contribution to contemporary theory and ethics. Aimed at specialists and nonspecialists alike, the book manages to educate at the same time as it intervenes in current debates about subjectivity, agency, resistance, creativity, the self-other relationship, and effective political and ethical action. By focusing on the Lacanian real, Ruti honors the uniqueness of subjective experience without losing sight of the social and intersubjective components of human life.
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《唯一的存在》一书为我们展示了拉康的著名理论--究竟是什么使得我们成为了既不可被模拟复制，亦也无法被替代的唯一生物。书中观点认为，独一无二的自我既非“物体”（象征性的禁止使得其产生与存在成为可能），亦非“人”（总是在幻想出的良好感觉中孤芳自赏），独一无二的自我唯有需要对来自现实中的刺激命令做出反应时才会出现。这样的命令通常是义务性的、不可抗拒的，因此才能够号召个体展现出远远超过其原本社会形象的状态。唯一性因此能够帮助个体表达出其无可争议的独特性、古怪之处以及专属的气质，与此同时又能够阻止象征性和想象力的消失。唯一性会以不同程度的反抗形式呈现，以证明人类生命中确有超越了标准社交规范领域的部分。
《唯一的存在》中的文字兼具活力与清晰扼要的表达，其中包含了对拉康的深入解读，并涵盖有关于拉康最新理论的观点，在其引导下，你将可以轻易超越该领域内的固有理论。就某种程度而言，多亏了斯拉沃伊•治扎克，我们一直以来所熟知的“行为道德规范”才会被微妙地推进到拉康“高尚道德升华”的层面，同时这种转变使得我们能在为现代伦理论做贡献的同时更全面的理解拉康其人与其思想。本书既适合于专业人士，同时也适合非专业读者，书中会涉及到当前关于主观性、中介、抗力、创作力、与他人人际关系、效率政治以及伦理行为等的系列讨论，从而其教育意义得以实现。借由聚焦拉康的真我，鲁蒂一方面向读者们推崇了主观经历的独特性，但同时她也不忘关注人类生活中的社会及同类竞争的重要性。（DC）
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About the Author/作者介绍： 玛丽•鲁蒂曾就读于布朗和哈佛大学，现为多伦多大学批评理论学副教授，此外她还在多伦多大学教授现代理论、精神分析、大陆哲学、性别与性研究以及流行文化。她的第一部主流书籍《陷入爱河之案例研究》主要建立在她近年来在哈佛授课经历的基础上，但却为诸多热门剧集提供了灵感，如《绯闻女孩》以及《超人前传》。闲暇之余，你极有可能会在海边、机场以及纽约城、波士顿、洛杉矶、旧金山以及里诺等地的朋友家发现她的身影，或者你还可以在脸书和推特上找到她。目前，她正构思创作一部有关于吸血鬼的作品，因此她将有机会采访伊恩（并借此机会证实他并未佩戴美瞳隐形眼镜）。Mari Ruti was educated at Brown and Harvard. She is Associate Professor of Critical Theory at the University of Toronto, where she teaches contemporary theory, psychoanalysis, continental philosophy, gender and sexuality studies, and popular culture. "The Case for Falling in Love," her first mainstream book, is loosely based on a course she taught at Harvard for a few years, but it also draws on hit-TV shows such as "Gossip Girl" and "Smallville." When Mari is not writing books (or watching television), you’re likely to find her on a beach (Maui, preferably), an airport (not O’Hara), a friend’s couch in NYC, Boston, LA, SF, or Reno. You can also catch her on Facebook and Twitter. She’s thinking of writing a book on vampires just so she could interview Ian Somerhalder (and verify he’s not wearing colored contacts).
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