The triumph of Venus : the erotics of the market
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The triumph of Venus : the erotics of the market
（Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law, 10）
University of California Press, c2004
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- 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
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
- Introduction: Juno Moneta Chapter 1. Pandora's Amphora: The Eroticism of Contract and Gift Prologue: The Myth of Allgifts The Nature of Gift Gift as Potlatch The Eroticism of the Market Commodification and Relationship Epilogue: Pandora's Gift Chapter 2. Orpheus's Desire: The End of the Market Prologue: Orpheus and Eurydice, Eros and Thanatos The Desire of Economics The Perfect Market The Perfect Market as the End of the Actual Market Chapter 3. Narcissus's Death: The Calabresi-Melamed Trichotomy Prologue: Narcissus Viewing the Cathedral
- Seeing the Feminine Three's a Crowd: The Calabresi and Melamed Trichotomy Six Hypotheticals Property Procedural and Substantive Critiques of the Calabresi and Melamed Trichotomy Conclusion: The Masculine Phallic Metaphor Chapter 4. The Midas Touch: The Lethal Effect of Wealth Maximization Prologue: The Golden Touch Defining Wealth The Denial of Enjoyment Lacan avec Posner Epilogue: The Ass's Ears Chapter 5. The Eumenides' Return: The Founding of Law Through the Repression of the Feminine Prologue: The Deus ex Machina The Erinyes The Law's Necessary Repression of the Feminine Epilogue: The Birth of Venus Index
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