Beardsworth, Sara (1993) The philosophical foundations of Kristeva's thought. PhD thesis, University of Warwick.

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Abstract

The critical reception of Kristeva's writings has
largely been in the field of feminist thought, literary
studies and social theory. Her thought has been
appreciated or abandoned on the grounds of its argument
that the concepts and practices of 'psychoanalysis' and
'literature' present the truth of modern social and
political relations - in distinction from and criticism
of philosophical 'system' . The thesis implicitly
challenges this general reception of I<risteva's
thought. It presents a systematic reading of Kristeva's
writings and discloses the Hegelian ambition of her
analysis of the 'subject' in social and political
relations.
The main object of the thesis is to establish the
philosophical foundations of Kristeva's 'return to
Freud' in the philosophy of law from Kant to Hegel. The
thesis presents the significance and limitation of her
engagement with German idealism, and the consequences
of that limited engagement for the ambition of
Kristeva's oeuvre. The meaning of the speculative
philosophy of law is recovered from its premature
reduction in the developments of, and departures from,
her thought in contemporary critical engagements with
French and German philosophy.

Item Type:	Thesis (PhD)
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > B Philosophy (General) K Law [LC] > K Law (General)
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Kristeva, Julia, 1941- -- Criticism and interpretation, Law -- Philosophy
Official Date:	September 1993
Dates:	Date Event September 1993 Submitted
Institution:	University of Warwick
Theses Department:	Department of Philosophy
Thesis Type:	PhD
Publication Status:	Unpublished
Supervisor(s)/Advisor:	Rose, Gillian
Sponsors:	British Academy
Extent:	312 leaves
Language:	eng

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