How might a person’s desire be ‘frustrated’ by another person? Philosophers David Birks and Thomas Douglas at the University of Oxford, suggest two ways in the Journal of Value Inquiry, September 2017, using the desire for a cup of tea as an example. “Suppose that a person, call him Andrew, has a desire to drink […]
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The Psychoanalytic Geography of Alan Partridge
Preamble: Alan Gordon Partridge is a (fictional) TV and Radio presenter, based in Norfolk, UK. For further info, Youtube currently hosts a three-part (fictional) TV documentary about his (fictional) life : part 1 part 2 part 3 What have Lacan and Foucalt to do with Alan Partridge? For answers, see the work of Paul Kingsbury, […]
Word of the day ‘Re-McDonaldization’
Preamble : An Improbable attempt at an etymological background: • McDonaldization : (noun) The process by which a society (or part thereof) takes on some of the characteristics of a fast-food restaurant. • De-McDonaldization : (noun) The process by which a society (or part thereof) reverts back from displaying some of the characteristics of a […]