Sovereignty and its Defenses: Psychic Retaliation and the Theologico-Political in Derrida's Death Penalty Seminars

In his Death Penalty Seminars, Derrida contends that analyzing the logic of the death penalty requires thinking the logic of the precarious psyche in the theologico-political sovereignty. Working closely with sources from in psychoanalysis and political philosophy, this paper argues that, despite no...

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Main Author: Capretto, Peter (Author)
Format: Electronic Review
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Political theology
Year: 2018, Volume: 19, Issue: 2, Pages: 105-119
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Derrida, Jacques 1930-2004 / Death penalty / Psychoanalysis / Defense / Recompense
RelBib Classification:VA Philosophy
ZD Psychology
Further subjects:B Sovereignty
B Book review
B Retaliation
B Psychoanalysis
B Trauma
B Defense
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