I in the Eye: Situating Narcissistic Drive in a Sociology of Functional Governance


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  • Dhanesh. M. Ph.D. Research Scholar Department of Studies in English, Kannur University, Kerala, India

Keywords:

Narcissism, Narcissistic Drive, Self-Love, Governance, Life, I And Other

Abstract

This tries to theorise the idea of ‘self-love’ or ‘narcissistic drive’ by placing it side-by-side with the social life of humans. Human Subject and that subject’s image of itself has always been a problem in the field of theoretical analyses. Departing from the de facto negativity associated with the term in the contemporary epistemology, this paper tries to make a move towards associating this drive with the fundamentals of governance of life and social cohesion. Then, it is argued that this drive plays a vital role in the systems of governmentality with a functional aspect inscribed into it.

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2018-04-30

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Dhanesh. M. “I in the Eye: Situating Narcissistic Drive in a Sociology of Functional Governance”. The Creative Launcher, vol. 3, no. 1, Apr. 2018, pp. 471-4, https://www.thecreativelauncher.com/index.php/tcl/article/view/920.

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