The Direction Of Desire

Author : Mark Gerard Murphy
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-27
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9783031331077

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This book examines Lacanian psychoanalysis and Christian mystical theology demonstrating the former’s potential for reinvigorating spiritual direction. The author outlines how current methods of spiritual direction become saturated with self-help psycho-pop methodologies, and that desire has therefore been foreclosed in these practices. He suggests that the root of this is a focus on ‘positive affective experientialism’, which means spiritual direction must focus on emotional wholeness, healing and positivity. Finally, he argues that a new dialogue between John of the Cross (a mystic whose writings on spiritual direction formulate part of the core of the Catholic spiritual tradition) and Jacques Lacan can open the way for a spiritual direction beyond the confines of experientialism. The book concludes that we can only escape the experiential commodification of spiritual direction by critiquing the drive to experience in and of itself. This novel work will appeal in particular to students and scholars of psychoanalysis, religion, philosophy and critical theory.

Author : Jacques Lacan
Publisher : Polity
Page : 568 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1509500286

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Desire and its Interpretation by Jacques Lacan Pdf

What does Lacan show us? He shows us that desire is not a biological function; that it is not correlated with a natural object; and that its object is fantasized. Because of this, desire is extravagant. It cannot be grasped by those who might try to master it. It plays tricks on them. Yet if it is not recognized, it produces symptoms. In psychoanalysis, the goal is to interpret—that is, to read—the message regarding desire that is harbored within the symptom. Although desire upsets us, it also inspires us to invent artifices that can serve us as a compass. An animal species has a single natural compass. Human beings, on the other hand, have multiple compasses: signifying montages and discourses. They tell you what to do: how to think, how to enjoy, and how to reproduce. Yet each person's fantasy remains irreducible to shared ideals. Up until recently, all of our compasses, no matter how varied, pointed in the same direction: toward the Father. We considered the patriarch to be an anthropological invariant. His decline accelerated owing to increasing equality, the growth of capitalism, and the ever-greater domination of technology. We have reached the end of the Father Age. Another discourse is in the process of taking the former's place. It champions innovation over tradition; networks over hierarchies; the draw of the future over the weight of the past; femininity over virility. Where there had previously been a fixed order, transformational flows constantly push back any and all limits. Freud was a product of the Father Age. He did a great deal to save it. The Catholic Church finally realized this. Lacan followed the way paved by Freud, but it led him to posit that the father is a symptom. He demonstrates that here using Hamlet as an example. What people have latched onto about Lacan's work—his formalization of the Oedipus complex and his emphasis on the Name-of-the-Father—was merely his point of departure. Seminar VI already revises this: the Oedipus complex is not the only solution to desire, it is merely a normalized form thereof; it is, moreover, a pathogenic form; it does not exhaustively explain desire’s course. Hence the eulogy of perversion with which this seminar ends: Lacan views perversion here as a rebellion against the identifications that assure the maintenance of social routines. This Seminar predicted “the revamping of formally established conformisms and even their explosion.” We have reached that point. Lacan is talking about us.

Author : Ralph Martin
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Page : 473 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Spiritual life
ISBN : 9781931018364

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The Fulfillment of All Desire by Ralph Martin Pdf

Winner: Honorable Mention from the Catholic Press Association Ralph Martin, drawing upon the teaching of seven acknowledged "Spiritual Doctors" of the Church, presents an indepth study of the journey to God. This book provides encouragement and direction for the pilgrim who desires to know, love, and serve our Lord. Whether the reader is beginning the spiritual journey or has been traveling the road for many years, he will find a treasure of wisdom in The Fulfillment of All Desire. It is destined to be a modern classic on the spiritual life.

Author : Jayson Sherrod
Publisher : Xulon Press
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2006-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597819602

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Desire's Direction by Jayson Sherrod Pdf

Author : Timothy Schroeder
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2004-08-12
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780190291501

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Three Faces of Desire by Timothy Schroeder Pdf

To desire something is a condition familiar to everyone. It is uncontroversial that desiring has something to do with motivation, something to do with pleasure, and something to do with reward. Call these "the three faces of desire." The standard philosophical theory at present holds that the motivational face of desire presents its unique essence--to desire a state of affairs is to be disposed to act so as to bring it about. A familiar but less standard account holds the hedonic face of desire to reveal to true nature of desire. In this view, to desire something is to tend to pleasure if it seems that the desired state of affairs has been achieved, or displeasure if it seems otherwise, thus tying desire to feelings instead of actions. In Three Faces of Desire, Schroeder goes beyond actions and feelings to advance a novel and controversial theory of desire that puts the focus on desire's neglected face, reward. Informed by contemporary science as much as by the philosophical tradition, Three Faces of Desire discusses recent scientific discoveries that tell us much about the way that actions and feelings are produced in the brain. In particular, recent experiments reveal that a distinctive system is responsible for promoting action, on the one hand, and causing feelings of pleasure and displeasure, on the other. This system, the brain's reward system, is the causal origin of both action and feeling, and is the key to understanding the nature of desire.

Author : Stanley M. Bligh
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-03
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 0332371360

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The Direction of Desire, Suggestions for the Application of Psychology to Everyday Life (Classic Reprint) by Stanley M. Bligh Pdf

Excerpt from The Direction of Desire, Suggestions for the Application of Psychology to Everyday Life V. That is desired. It is hoped that it may be found N useful by those who have no time or inclination Ror reading longer and more serious works on Psychology, but who at the same time have an interest, either for their own sake or for that of others, in investigating the possibilities of the human personality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Jacques Lacan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Psychoanalysis
ISBN : UCSC:32106018338373

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The Seminar of Jacques Lacan by Jacques Lacan Pdf

Author : Kay Bessler Northcutt,Kay L. Northcutt
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0800662636

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Kindling Desire for God by Kay Bessler Northcutt,Kay L. Northcutt Pdf

While searching for a model of preaching that is apt for our postmodern moment, Kay Northcutt respectfully eschews earlier models and suggests the what of preaching should consist in spiritual formation or the practice of spiritual direction. Taking an evocative, rather than how-to, approach, Northcutt notes the gaps created by earlier models and makes a case not only for framing preaching as an attractive art but also for understanding the preachers authority as religious in nature. The author provides readers with a new paradigm for developing their own homiletical discipline.

Author : Julien A. Deonna
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780199370962

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The Nature of Desire by Julien A. Deonna Pdf

Desires matter. What are desires? Many believe that desire is a motivational state: desiring is being disposed to act. This conception aligns with the functionalist approach to desire and the standard account of desire's role in explaining action. According to a second influential approach, however, desire is first and foremost an evaluation: desiring is representing something as good. After all, we seem to desire things under the guise of the good. Which understanding of desire is more accurate? Is the guise of the good even right to assume? Should we adopt an alternative picture that emphasizes desire's deontic nature? What do neuroscientific studies suggest? Essays in the first section of the volume are devoted to these questions, and to the puzzle of desire's essence. In the second part of the volume, essays investigate some implications that the various conceptions of desire have on a number of fundamental issues. For example, why are inconsistent desires problematic? What is desire's role in practical deliberation? How do we know what we want? This volume will contribute to the emergence of a fruitful debate on a neglected, albeit crucial, dimension of the mind.

Author : Christopher G. Framarin
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781134043446

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Desire and Motivation in Indian Philosophy by Christopher G. Framarin Pdf

This book advances an original interpretation of the orthodox Indian theories of motivation in light of the Indian prohibition on desire and evaluates its consequences for Indian ethics and soteriology.

Author : Alex Gregory
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198848172

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Desire as Belief by Alex Gregory Pdf

What is it to want something? Or, as philosophers might ask, what is a desire?The idea that we explain and evaluate actions with essential reference to what people want is compelling, as it speaks to common-sense ideas that our wants lie at the heart of our decision-making. Yet our wants seem to have a competitor: our beliefs about what we ought to do. Such normative beliefsalone may often suffice to explain our actions. To try and resolve this tension, this book defends "desire as belief", the view that desires are just a special subset of our normative beliefs. This view entitles us to accept orthodox models of human motivation and rationality that explain thosethings with reference to desire, while also making room for our normative beliefs to play a role in those domains. This view also tells us to diverge from the orthodox view on which desires themselves can never be right or wrong. Rather, according to desire-as-belief, our desires can themselves beassessed for their accuracy, and they are wrong when they misrepresent normative features of the world. Hume says that it is not contrary to reason to prefer the destruction of the whole world to the scratching of your finger, but he is wrong: it is foolish to prefer the destruction of the wholeworld to the scratching of your finger, precisely because this preference misrepresents the relative worth of these things. This book mounts an engaging and comprehensive defence of these ideas.

Author : Stanley M. Bligh
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2015-06-26
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1330440560

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The Direction of Desire, Suggestions for the Application of Psychology to Everyday Life by Stanley M. Bligh Pdf

Excerpt from The Direction of Desire, Suggestions for the Application of Psychology to Everyday Life This book makes no claim to be scientific in the strict sense of the word. It aims chiefly at suggesting new lines of inquiry with regard to the alteration of the tone of consciousness, where that is desired. It is hoped that it may be found useful by those who have no time or inclination for reading longer and more serious works on Psychology, but who at the same time have an interest, either for their own sake or for that of others, in investigating the possibilities of the human personality. The statements of psychological principles are not intended to be regarded as in any sense authoritative. As far as possible any tendency to dogmatism has been avoided. Apologies are offered for the absence of qualifications and reservations where they do not appear. They have only been omitted for the sake of clearness where it seemed that they would have complicated the general line of argument without being positively necessary. The main intention has been to give hints and suggestions to be used as a starting-point for personal observation and experiment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Author : Stanley M. Bligh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1910
Category : Personality
ISBN : UOM:39015005727519

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The Direction of Desire by Stanley M. Bligh Pdf

Author : Robert M. Ellis
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2013-02-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781291330045

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Middle Way Philosophy 2: The Integration of Desire by Robert M. Ellis Pdf

We are not single selves, but constantly meet conflicts of desire both within and beyond ourselves. We meet conflict at different levels, from everyday distraction, to the suffering of the addict, through even to world war. The integration of desire is the process of bringing opposing desires to work together, whether at the psychological or the political level. Robert M Ellis here brings together approaches that have previously been separated, drawing on ethics, psychology, philosophy, history, politics, and Buddhism to suggest a common pattern in the resolution of conflict at all levels. This is the second volume of a planned 5-volume series on Middle Way Philosophy, and follows the first volume, which set out an overall philosophical approach to applying the Buddha's Middle Way in the modern Western context. The Jungian concept of integration is here combined with the philosophical approach of the Middle Way to offer a practical way forward beyond absolutism and relativism

Author : Kenny Damara
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2013-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781625642110

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Divided Desire by Kenny Damara Pdf

Can your ultimate desire ever be fulfilled? Everywhere you look, every time you listen, with each click and tap, there's something you desire. How do you know if what you desire will satisfy, or if you are seeing a "desire mirage"? The global village presents countless ways to connect to all kinds of information. We think we can scarcely live without these connections. Do we realize, however, that these connections often block or slow down connections to God, self, and others? Divided Desire is a journey along the road of desire--a road everyone travels. Along the journey, Kenny Damara explores why we desire what we desire in the global village today. What role does God have in fulfilling the ultimate desire of the heart? And how should we respond?