Leotard challenges traditional philosophy by prioritizing anonymity and displacements in discourse.
Theory should focus on conductive and liberating effects, rather than seeking truth.
Embracing fluidity and unpredictability rejects closed systems and engages with the libidinal economy.
Leotard criticizes psychoanalysis' focus on cause, identity, and power, advocating for anonymity and ego relinquishment.
Deep dives
The Challenge to Philosophy and Theory
Leotard poses a challenge to traditional philosophy and theory by questioning the pursuit of truth and the immobility of discourse. He argues for a shift towards a discourse that embraces anonymity, displacements of energies, and the incorporation of various affects.
The Role of Theory and its Limitations
Leotard critiques theory's fetishization of immobilization and highlights the importance of openness to displacements and the creation of new spaces. He emphasizes that theory should not seek to establish truth, but instead focus on the conductive and liberating effects of discourse.
The Radical Nature of Leotard's Approach
Leotard challenges conventional modes of thinking and encourages a radical mindset that embraces fluidity and unpredictability. He rejects the idea that theory should aim for a closed system and instead advocates for an engagement with the libidinal economy that prioritizes affectivity and the destabilization of established structures.
The Connection to Freud and Psychoanalysis
Leotard draws connections to Freud and psychoanalysis, acknowledging its potential for effect and conduction. However, he criticizes the tendency of psychoanalysis to search for causes, identities, and power, and urges for an embracing of anonymity and the relinquishment of ego-centered discourses.
Capitalism as De-territorialization
Leotard argues that capitalism is a process of de-territorialization, constantly breaking down boundaries and structures.
The Power of Effects
Leotard emphasizes the importance of producing effects rather than focusing on critique or representation.
The Critique of Science
Leotard critiques the notion of science as a disinterested pursuit of truth, highlighting its political and power-laden nature.
The Liberatory Potential of Libidinal Economy
Leotard explores the liberatory potential of unleashing libidinal energies and conducting intensities without repressive mechanisms.
Part 7 of a series of discussions with Taylor Adkins, @CNoumena, and @YAgamben on Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy (1974). Lyotard referred to it as his evil book, and it was a major influence on Nick Land.
In this episode, we cover chapter 7, Economy of This Writing (pgs. 243-262) from the Grant translation.
Part 1:
https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-1
Part 2: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-2
Part 3: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt
Part 4: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-4
Part 5: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-5
Part 6: https://soundcloud.com/podcast-co-coopercherry/taylor-adkins-cnoumena-yagamben-wicked-lyotard-pt-6
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