This book deals with the possibility of an ontological and epistemological account of the psychological category 'neurosis'. Intertwining thoughts from German idealism, Continental philosophy and psychology, the book shows how neurosis precedes and exists independently from human experience and lays the foundations for a non-essentialist, non-rational theory of neurosis; in cognition, in perception, in linguistics and in theories of object-relations and vitalism. The personal essays collected in this volume examine such issues as assimilation, the philosophy of neurosis, aneurysmal philosophy, and the connection between Hegel and Neurosis, among others. The volume establishes the connection between a now redundant psycho-analytic term and an extremely progressive discipline of Continental philosophy and Speculative realism.

Autorentext

Charles John is currently a lecturer at the Lincoln University, engaging in the research group Continental philosophy and neurosis.

His debut book Incompatible Ballerina and Other Essay's has been published by John Hunt Publishing and has been heralded as "ground-breaking", "an intensification of thinking" and "informed with rare philosophical intelligence and insight". He has also been asked to introduce and edit a number of innovative essays on neurosis by leading scholars in various fields for Punctum Books (USA).

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Assimilation.- Chapter 2. Philosophy of neurosis.- Chapter 3. Neurosis: Against Mechanistic and Teleological Philosophy.- Chapter 4. Aneurysmal Philosophy.- Chapter 5. Hegel and Neurosis.- Chapter 6. Against the Idea : Composition and The Last Instance.- Chapter 7. Where is the Space for Neurosis within Experience?.