Peter Rollins - The Archive Ideological Enjoyment
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Apr 6, 2024 Peter Rollins, a philosopher and theologian, explores the distinction between ideological enjoyment and Joissants, discussing the intertwining of fear and pleasure. The podcast delves into the symbolism of the Jew in fascism, projecting internal conflicts onto external entities. It also discusses the concept of object a as a source of pleasure and proposes an emancipatory form of enjoyment through self-reflection and societal dismantling.
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Richer Meaning Of Jouissance
- Peter Rollins defines jouissance as a richer form of enjoyment that includes sensuality, non‑utilitarian pleasure, and even suffering.
- He stresses jouissance can be both orgasmic pleasure and anxious, drawn‑in suffering like a roller coaster thrill.
What Ideology Does
- Peter Rollins explains ideology freezes a contingent historical arrangement and presents it as eternal truth.
- He argues ideology masks internal antagonisms and creates scapegoats instead of revealing systemic faults.
Object Petit A: Cause Of Desire
- Peter Rollins introduces Lacan's object petit a as the object‑cause that evokes and sustains desire and fantasy.
- He notes losing this object can remove the capacity to desire, not just the desired thing itself.