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1 online resource (viii, 318 pages). |
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| Series |
Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law ; 10
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Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law ; 10.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pandora's amphora : the eroticism of contract and gift -- Orpheus's desire : the end of the market -- Narcissus's death : the Calabresi-Melamed trichotomy -- The Midas touch : the lethal effect of wealth maximization -- The Eumenides' return : the founding of law through the repression of the feminine. |
| Summary |
The theory of law and economics that dominates American jurisprudence today views the market as rational and individuals as driven by the desire to increase their wealth. It is a view riddled with misconceptions, as Jeanne Lorraine Schroeder demonstrates in this challenging work, which looks at contemporary debates in legal theory through the lens of psychoanalysis and continental philosophy. Through metaphors drawn from classical mythology and interpreted via Lacanian psychoanalysis and Hegelian philosophy, Schroeder exposes the hidden and repressed erotics of the market. Her work shows how the predominant economic analysis of markets and the standard romantic critique of markets are in fact mirror images, reflecting the misconception that reason and passion are inalterably opposed. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Venus (Roman deity)
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Venus (Roman deity) |
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Law and economics -- Psychological aspects -- Philosophy.
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Law and economics. |
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Psychological aspects. |
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Philosophy. |
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Sociological jurisprudence.
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Sociological jurisprudence. |
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Feminist jurisprudence.
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Feminist jurisprudence. |
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Economic man.
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Economic man. |
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Utilitarianism.
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Utilitarianism. |
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Romanticism.
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Romanticism. |
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Erotica.
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LAW -- Jurisprudence. |
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LAW -- General Practice. |
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LAW -- Reference. |
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LAW -- Essays. |
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism. |
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LAW -- Practical Guides. |
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Erotica. |
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PHILOSOPHY -- Political. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Erotica. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: The triumph of Venus Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004. 0520234316 (cloth : alk. paper) (DLC) 2003012770 |
| ISBN |
9780520928855 ebook |
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0520928857 |
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0520234316 cloth alkaline paper |
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1417525614 (electronic book) |
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9781417525614 (electronic book) |
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1597349658 |
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9781597349659 |
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9780520234314 |
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1282356844 |
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9781282356849 |
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