Taylor Adkins

In this engaging dialogue, Taylor Adkins, a translator and theorist known for his work on Deleuze and Guattari, delves into the complexities of Lacan's 'Position of the Unconscious.' He examines Lacan's fraught legacy and his impact on psychoanalysis, highlighting the philosophical rift with Guattari. Adkins shares insights on the transformations of subjectivity and desire, along with his experiences translating French philosophy and collaborating on the 'Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour' podcast, making it a thought-provoking discussion for philosophy enthusiasts.

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 Taylor's Links: https://soundcloud.com/user-659574533 https://soundcloud.com/theory-talk https://fractalontology.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/tadkins613 Cute Noumena: https://twitter.com/CNoumena https://linktr.ee/Cute_Noumena Yung Agamben: https://twitter.com/YAgamben Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh Instagram: @unconscioushh Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/machinicunconscioushh

Taylor Adkins, @CNoumena, and @YAgamben discuss Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy (1974) in this episode. They explore topics such as the convergence of information, Lacan's influence, heat diffusion, entropy and cybernetics, Freud's work, the ISA and social reproduction, book reception and interpretation, false flags, currency fluctuations, speculation on credit, and labor and value.

Taylor Adkins, an expert on Sigmund Freud's The Schreber Case, joins for a discussion on the concepts of negative eating rules, biased thinking, and the violent nature of information. They explore the rich text of Judge Schreber's memoir and its connection to Freud's work, debate translations of 'The Order of Things', and delve into the delusions and treatment of Judge Schreber. The episode also explores the connections between hyper authoritarianism, masculine youth, and the denunciation of the father figure, as well as the concept of God, Lovecraft, and Schreiber's unique perspective. The podcast concludes with an exploration of the connections between 'Dune' and political power, Schreber's progeny, Freud's rationalism, and a discussion on Freudian sublimation.

Frequent contributor Taylor Adkins discusses Sigmund Freud's 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle'. Topics include death in single-cell organisms, Freud's concept of individuation, eros and complexity in distributed systems, Freud and Lacan's views on the unconscious, the distinction between Lacanian death drive and desire, the intensity of information, the concept of death and its relationship to life, the influence of 'Beyond the Pleasure Principle' on later thought, and the connections between love, crying, and passion.

Taylor Adkins, @CNoumena, and @YAgamben discuss Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy, covering topics such as the concept of women as currency in trade, analyzing Freud and Lyotard's perspectives on sterilization, the blockchain and its relationship to money, capitalism, crypto, and currency, waste and extravagance in relation to Versailles, exploring concepts such as monopoly and recantalism, contradictions in Leotard's ideas, the violence of the state and the locking of information, capitalism and the culture of competition, trade, Lyotard, and the free use of women's bodies, and an appreciation for the transcendental artistry of prose.

Taylor Adkins, @CNoumena, @YAgamben join the podcast to discuss Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy. They explore topics such as the relationship between currency, value, and meaning, the concept of organic and inorganic bodies in relation to labor power and capital, exclusive destruction and quantic observation, the role of excessive consumption in primitive societies, flows in economics and its parallels to phallocentrism, the aftermath of the May 68 revolution, and the spontaneous use of language and unexamined faith.

Translator Taylor Adkins joins for a discussion on Lyotard, Baudrillard, Deleuze and Guattari, Don Delillo, and the failure of markets. They also explore the little economy and its relationship to language, movie ratings and preferences, time and capitalism, teaching 'Brave New World', 'Gilgamesh', and 'The Odyssey', and literary coding and influence.

Part 3 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 the first half of chapter 3, The Desire named Marx (pgs. 95-122) 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 Taylor's Links: https://soundcloud.com/user-659574533 https://soundcloud.com/theory-talk https://fractalontology.wordpress.com/ https://twitter.com/tadkins613 Cute Noumena: https://twitter.com/CNoumena https://linktr.ee/Cute_Noumena Yung Agamben: https://twitter.com/YAgamben Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/muhh Twitter: @unconscioushh Instagram: @unconscioushh Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/machinicunconscioushh

Taylor Adkins discusses Jean Francois Lyotard's Libidinal Economy (1974), delving into topics such as the great zero and its association with negativity and nihilism, the relationship between speeding up and intensities, exploring Lyotard's ideas of deterritorialization, the concept of the tensor, exploring consequences of intention in post-phonemic sign systems, counter-transference and the hysteric body, exploring Jordan Peterson's foot fetish explanation, simulation and schizophrenia, the concept of a stopgap and its relation to the Schizo, translation of 'force' and its influence on civilization, the relationship between a pimp and a prostitute, the status of the criminal, capitalism, prostitution, and desire, and complexity and context.