Moses May-Hobbs

Jacques Derrida dramatically overturned the structuralist thought of the twentieth century, criticizing it for its “logocentric” elevation of speaking over writing.

Jacques Lacan introduces revisions to Freudian theories of psychoanalysis, transference, and the nature of our drives. These revisions are articulated in his seminar of 1964.

Spinoza wrote extensively about religion and theology. The key to understanding this work, however, lies in Spinoza’s ethics rather than in scripture.

Theodor Adorno’s Negative Dialectics proposes an alternative dialectical approach to Hegel’s, which seeks to overcome the limits of subjectivity through negation.

Lacan described three “orders” or “registers” of psychoanalytic experience. One of Lacan’s major revisions to Freud’s thought is his emphasis on the “symbolic” order and language.

Jacques Lacan’s conception of desire and fantasy are central to his thought. Lacan describes desire as a search for a satisfaction that is impossible.

Walter Benjamin’s ideas on language are deeply bound up with theology. He posits an ideal divine language, which we have strayed from and should return to.

Emmanuel Levinas identifies the face-to-face encounter with another human – the Other – as the foundational experience of ethical responsibility.