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Taylor Adkins - Beyond the Pleasure Principle

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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Lacanian death drive vs desire: orbit vs lateral movement

The speakers explore the distinction between the Lacanian death drive and desire using the analogy of stable orbit and lateral movement. They discuss the continuous orbiting of the object in the death drive versus the endless deferment of desire through a horizontal movement.

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