Deleuze, Freud and the Three Syntheses. / Somers-Hall, Henry.
In: Deleuze Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, 08.2017, p. 297-327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Deleuze, Freud and the Three Syntheses. / Somers-Hall, Henry.
In: Deleuze Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, 08.2017, p. 297-327.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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T1 - Deleuze, Freud and the Three Syntheses
AU - Somers-Hall, Henry
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - The aim of this paper is to provide a close reading of Deleuze’s complex account of Freud’s Beyond the Pleasure Principle in Difference and Repetition. The first part provides a reading of Beyond the Pleasure Principle itself, showing why Freud feels the need to develop a transcendental account of repetition. In the second, I show the limitations of Freud’s account, drawing on the work of Weismann to argue that Freud’s transcendental model mischaracterises repetition. In the final part, I show how Freud’s account of the death drive is shadowed by Deleuze’s own non-representational transcendental account.
AB - The aim of this paper is to provide a close reading of Deleuze’s complex account of Freud’s Beyond the Pleasure Principle in Difference and Repetition. The first part provides a reading of Beyond the Pleasure Principle itself, showing why Freud feels the need to develop a transcendental account of repetition. In the second, I show the limitations of Freud’s account, drawing on the work of Weismann to argue that Freud’s transcendental model mischaracterises repetition. In the final part, I show how Freud’s account of the death drive is shadowed by Deleuze’s own non-representational transcendental account.
U2 - 10.3366/dls.2017.0270
DO - 10.3366/dls.2017.0270
M3 - Article
VL - 11
SP - 297
EP - 327
JO - Deleuze Studies
JF - Deleuze Studies
SN - 1750-2241
IS - 3
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