Judith Butler’s Contributions to the American Debate about the Introduction of Desire in Hegel´s Phenomenology of Spirit [Spanish]

Authors

  • Pamela Celeste Abellón Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y Consejo nacional de investigaciones científicas y técnicas (CONICET).

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze Judith Butler´s contributions to the recent interpreta­tions of the introduction of desire in Hegel´s Phenomenology of Spirit (1807), proposed by American scholars. In order to achieve this goal, we situate the appearance of desire in Hegel´s Phenomenology of Spirit. Then, we reconstruct the main recent American readings. Finally, we examine Butler’s interpretation. In the conclusion of this paper, we systematize the most important features of Butler´s reading: (a) the meaning of desire in the context of its moment of emergency; (b) the way in which Butler studies this issue, which consist in a thorough reading of chapter III of Hegel´s Phenomenology of Spirit; and (c) Butler´s rhetorical perspective of desire.

Author Biography

  • Pamela Celeste Abellón, Facultad de Filosofía y Letras de la Universidad de Buenos Aires y Consejo nacional de investigaciones científicas y técnicas (CONICET).
    Licenciada en Filosofía por la Universidad de Buenos Aires. Actualmente se encuentra finalizando el doctorado en la misma institución gracias a la beca interna doctoral del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).

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Published

2017-06-13

Issue

No. 27 (2017): No. 27 July-december 2017

Section

Investigative article

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