Imagine There's No Woman - by Joan Copjec (Paperback)

This book, "Imagine There's No Woman," is a groundbreaking exploration of sublimation in Jacques Lacan's theories of ethics and feminine sexuality.

Through a psychoanalytic and philosophical lens, Joan Copjec delves into the power of thought in shaping our understanding of the world and the differences between objects within it.

The book examines positive acts of invention/sublimation in artistic texts such as Antigone's burial of her brother, Kara Walker's silhouettes, Cindy Sherman's Untitled Film Stills, and Stella Dallas's final gesture towards her daughter.

The second part of the book focuses on sublimation's adversary, the cruelly uncreative superego, analyzing Kant's concept of radical evil, envy's corruption of liberal demands for equality and justice, and the difference between sublimation and perversion.

This thought-provoking work will challenge your understanding of ethics, feminine sexuality, and the power of art to shape our worldview.