The Concept of Jouissance and its Significance for the Humanities

Title: The Concept of Jouissance and its Significance for the Humanities
Author(s): Maire Jaanus
Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
Collection: New Directions in the Humanities
Journal Title: The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Date: June 12, 2005
ISSN: 1447-9508 (Print)
ISSN: 1447-9559 (Online)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/1447-9508/CGP/v01/58097
Citation: Jaanus, Maire. 2005. "The Concept of Jouissance and its Significance for the Humanities." The International Journal of the Humanities: Annual Review 1 (1): 0-0. doi:10.18848/1447-9508/CGP/v01/58097.

What is jouissance? It is a drive for an extreme pleasure that surpasses the pain threshold and that also goes beyond the threat of death

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