[lbo-talk] "I Think Where I Am Not; Therefore I Am Where I Do Not Think"

[Doug Henwood]

On Feb 21, 2007, at 4:38 PM, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote:

> Descartes said, "I think, therefore I am," but Lacan said, "I think
> where I am not, therefore I am where I do not think."  If one regards
> the "I" of Lacan's statement as the self of labor, his statement makes
> perfect sense in America as well as in the world.

This is the first time in my life I've ever been tempted to respond  
with a "whatever."

Doug