Why Theory

Read My Desire, Pt. 3: Sex, Difference, Relation

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Jul 12, 2021
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ANECDOTE

Copjec's Disagreement

  • Ryan recalls Copjec's sharp disagreement with his interpretation of the formulas of sexuation.
  • Copjec simply stated, "No," when he suggested a primal father figure approach.
INSIGHT

Sexuation and Kant

  • Copjec emphasizes Lacan's formulas of sexuation and their link to Kant's antinomies of pure reason.
  • This final chapter requires close reading and theoretical fidelity.
INSIGHT

Sex as Real

  • Copjec critiques Butler's view of sex as narrated, arguing sex is a real, not symbolic, stumbling block.
  • Sex, as sexed subjectivity, disrupts sense, rather than being constructed by it.
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