Eros in the field? Bourdieu's double account of socialized desire

In his later works, Bourdieu draws extensively on psychoanalytic approaches in accounting for his concept of socialized subjectivity as bound to the social world by an intense affective grip. This emotional turn holds potential for further developing Bourdieu's account of subjectivity as a formation of socialized desire. However, in accounting for this socialized desire, Bourdieu relapses into a dualism of subjective and objective structures, incompatible with the Merleau‐Pontyian roots of his practice theory. Tracing this problem to the antagonism between desire and culture in the psychoanalytic accounts that Bourdieu draws on, I propose that the psychoanalytic scholar Hans Loewald's account of Eros may enable a move beyond this impasse, offering a promising conceptual basis for taking further the account of socialized subjectivity and socialized desire in Bourdieu's practice theory.     

Post-finasteride syndrome – does it really exist?

Abstract

Inhibitors of 5α-steroid reductase are drugs used to treat androgen-dependent conditions including prostate diseases and androgenic alopecia. Finasteride was the first on the market and is currently the most widely used inhibitor. Dutasteride was the second inhibitor to be approved and has a similar safety profile. Common adverse events of treatment consist of sexual disorders and a negative affect balance. It was described that the prolonged use of 5α-steroid reductase inhibitors in patients with alopecia can cause persistent side effects called a post-finasteride syndrome (PFS), that is not just a simple coexistence of events, but rather a definite syndrome with an iatrogenic background. PFS occurs in susceptible individuals even after small doses of the drug and can last for a long time after the discontinuation of treatment. A deterioration in the quality of life in affected individuals does not justify use of the drug. Wider recognition of PFS symptoms, its incidence, course, prevention, and treatment possibilities will allow the indications for drug use to be reconsidered and treatment to be more personalized. Knowledge about PFS will also help to provide the best treatment for affected individuals and to properly educate patients before obtaining an informed consent for therapy with 5α-steroid reductase inhibitors.     

现代派文学的“正统”与“反叛”

一般论者都认为现代派文学是“反传统”、“反理性”、“审丑”的,我的意见是：“正统”与“反叛”得兼。从其内容的深层含义和写作根本规律说,现代派文学与正统文学是一脉相承的;但从其艺术外部特征和某些表象来说,现代派文学似乎是离经叛道的。现代派文学与传统文学其实不是“正统”与“反叛”的关系,而是各具个性的文坛孪生兄弟关系     

自恋:牛虻的情感症候阐释

牛虻与父亲、爱人、情人之间近乎谜一般的情感纠葛长期以来一直令人感到费解,一旦我们将其诉诸精神分析,就会发现这一现象产生的根源实际来是牛虻自恋的病态心理。牛虻的自恋起源于对密友的依恋以及对密友的背叛。其症候的表现主要可概括为:向外界输出力比多极为困难,执迷追寻或重构完美的自我幻象和缺乏基本的共情能力三个方面。     

屡败屡战的失败者--从弗洛伊德精神分析学说看莎菲女士心理

弗洛伊德主义自五四时期传入中国后,对我国文学界产生了一定影响.用弗洛伊德主义从女性心理视角把握《莎菲女士的日记》,也许是一个有效的尝试.本文试图运用弗洛伊德精神分析的基本理论,重新整合丁玲小说人物莎菲女士的精神内核.剖析莎菲本我、自我与超我问激烈的较量与冲突,深入挖掘莎菲的精神世界以及其在性爱关系中处于拒绝与接受之间的复杂心态,力图探寻莎菲丰富而复杂的心理挣扎.     

力比多,文学作品的生命力

针对文学作品利比多生命力的研究,从弗洛伊德精神分析的角度,分析了性的社会普遍存在、性与作家和作品以及和读者的关系。特别是包含爱情故事的作品都包含着力比多的能量,包含着性的亲和力,通过对影视作品《泰坦尼克号》和戏剧《威尼斯商人》的文学性分析,揭示了力比多在一定程度上是许多相关文学作品的生命力,是文学作品得以流传的主要原因,同时也证明了许多文学作品离不开对爱情描写的主要因素,为读者的鉴赏提供了有价值的参考。     

《金锁记》中曹七巧人物形象分析

本文论述了弗洛伊德精神分析学说对张爱玲创作的影响;揭示了家庭背景、灰色环境、好胜猜忌的性格是曹七巧形象形成因素;通过对七巧与姜季泽、七巧与长白、七巧与长安人物关系的分析,指出了张爱玲具有深厚的古典文学功底以及在创作上对西方文学的吸收和借鉴;作者还认为曹七巧改变了关于女性的“先爱后性”的传统性爱论,七巧形象的成功塑造必将引起人们对女性学科更为广泛的关注。     

Erectile dysfunction,loss of libido and low sexual frequency increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in men with low testosterone

Introduction: Testosterone deficiency increases the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of erectile dysfunction (ED), sexual frequency and hypogonadal symptoms on CVD risk.

Methods: A total of 395 hypogonadal men aged 45–74 years were surveyed using the Androgen Deficiency in the Aging Male and the International Index of Erectile Function.

Main outcome measures: The 10-year CVD risk was measured with the Framingham Risk Score. Logistic regression was performed to obtain the odds ratios of sexual function and hypogonadal symptoms for a 10-year CVD risk ≥20% (high risk).

Results: The mean age was 56.1?±?6.7 years. The mean 10-year CVD risk of the whole cohort was 18.1%?±?11.4%, while 131 subjects (33.2%) were classified as high risk. Logistic regression revealed that ED severity was associated with CVD risk [OR?=?2.37 (CI 1.24–4.51) for mild-to-moderate ED, OR?=?4.39 (1.78–8.43) for moderate ED and OR?=?12.81 (4.65–26.11) for severe ED]. Compared to sexual frequency <1 per month, sexual frequency?≥4 decreased the risk of high CVD risk [OR?=?0.35 (0.23–0.780)]. Loss of libido [OR?=?2.95 (1.91–4.12)] and less strong erection [OR?=?3.87 (CI 2.11–4.95)] increased the risk of high CVD risk. All remained significant after adjustment for age and testosterone.

Conclusions: ED, decreased sexual frequency and loss of libido predict a high 10-year CVD risk in hypogonadal men.