Theory of the Death Drive as a Model for Speculative Philosophy: Land, Brassier, Negarestani, and Bataille

This paper deals with Freud’s psychoanalytic theory of the death drive from the perspective of speculative philosophy. For this purpose, three philosophers have been chosen: Nick Land, Ray Brassier, and Reza Negarestani. I claim that they gradually radicalised the Freudian thought: Land expanded it...

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Main Author: Linartas Tuomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Vilnius University Press 2023-04-01
Series:Problemos
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Online Access:https://www.zurnalai.vu.lt/problemos/article/view/30220