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

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed Feb 21 13:48:29 PST 2007


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



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