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Autore |
Schroeder Jeanne Lorraine |
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Titolo |
The triumph of Venus [[electronic resource] ] : the erotics of the market / / Jeanne L. Schroeder |
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Berkeley, : University of California Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-35684-4 |
9786612356841 |
0-520-92885-7 |
1-59734-965-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (328 p.) |
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Collana |
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Philosophy, social theory, and the rule of law ; ; 10 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Law and economics - Psychological aspects - Philosophy |
Sociological jurisprudence |
Feminist jurisprudence |
Economic man |
Utilitarianism |
Romanticism |
Erotica |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 -- Epilogue: The birth of Venus. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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