Metaphors of pleasure. Between Freud and Derrida

Authors

  • Martino Feyles Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza"

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/8726

Abstract

In the first part of the article some of Freud’s texts are analyzed to show that: (1) Freud’s analysis of pleasure has an uncertain epistemological status, which lies between the fictional, the philosophical and the scientific; (2) in Beyond the Pleasure Principle the thesis on the nature of pleasure, despite its problematic epistemological legitimacy, takes on a metaphysical significance. In the second part of the article, the interpretation proposed by Derrida in Spéculer – sur “Freud” is analyzed to show that: (3a) Freud's analysis depends on a preliminary interpretation of the notion of pleasure that is not critically questioned; (3b) because of this preliminary assumption, Freudian language always remains metaphorical. Finally (4), starting from Spéculer – sur “Freud”, some general considerations on the relationship between psychoanalysis and deconstruction are proposed.

Keywords: Deconstruction, Derrida, Freud, Pleasure, Psychoanalysis

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Published

2021-12-10

How to Cite

Feyles, M. (2021). Metaphors of pleasure. Between Freud and Derrida. Bollettino Filosofico, 36, 233–244. https://doi.org/10.6093/1593-7178/8726

Issue

Vol. 36 (2021): DECONSTRUCTION AND PSYCHOANALYSIS. FROM DERRIDA ONWARDS

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