The Singularity of Being: Lacan and the Immortal Within (Psychoanalytic Interventions)
"In her breathtaking new work, Mari Ruti completely transforms our understanding of ambivalence, revealing the role that art plays in the expression of singularity and the role that commodities play in its destruction."-TODD McGOWAN, University of Vermont"Draws on the French psychoanalyst in a discussion of the self distinct from the' subject' or the 'person.' " -The Chronicle Review". . . thought-provoking reading."  -The Midwest Book Review"In this passionate, innovative book, Mari Ruti brings Lacanian psychoanalysis into the twenty-first century. She argues brilliantly for the creativity and fragility of singular beings who are in constant transformation while also changing the social orders in which they are embedded from the inside. Erudite and enjoyable, this book is a must read for all those interested in the future of psychoanalysis as well as in cultural and critical theory."  -Verena Andermatt Conley"In a work of truly impressive post-Lacanian scholarship, Mari Ruti has made The Singularity of Being into a unique reading event.  Verve and passion mark every page and instantiate in action the contents on the page.  One learns, almost experientially, about key Lacanian concepts such as Das Ding, the sublime-in-sublimation, and jouissance.  Most importantly, in her brilliant chapter on Love, we learn that we are always in an ethical position relative to the complexities of our desire. There are many books on Lacan.  Few offer as rich an experience as The Singularity of Being." -Mitchell Wilson"... The Singularity of Being never surrenders its distinctly humanist commitment to real lives. In doing so, Ruti reminds us that the opacity of the other, just like the potential opacity of philosophical and psychoanalytic ideas, cannot--and should not--entirely be conjured away."-Los Angeles Review of Books