2 Man’s “Vain and Insatiable Desires,” or the “Oeconomy of Greatness”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Why Desire? 1
5. Part One Homo Oeconomicus
6. 1 The Birth of Homo Oeconomicus 31
7. 2 Man’s “Vain and Insatiable Desires,” or the “Oeconomy of Greatness” 45
8. 3 Neoliberal Governmentality 63
9. Part Two Homo Sexualis
10. 4 “Abnormal Desires” and “Barbarous Instincts” 85
11. 5 Instincts or Drives? 111
12. Part Three Homo Symbolicus
13. 6 Recognition, That “Most Ardent Desire” 143
14. 7 Struggles for Recognition 171
15. 8 The Consolations of Recognition 187
16. Conclusion: Desire, Again ... 209
17. Notes 229
18. Bibliography 267
19. Index 289