The nirvana principle is the peak of the pleasure principle, not the death drive

Evidence

What could be better proof of Lacan’s claim that the nirvana principle — the drive towards the total extirpation of all tension — is not the death drive proper but merely the highest expression of the pleasure principle? Stoner stupefaction seeks only to remove tension, to become a zombified consumer, shambling to the fridge or the late-night garage to satisfy the constant craving of the insatiable Tungsten Carbide stomach of Kapital opened up in your organism by the dope. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 2375

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Clarifies the Lacanian distinction between the nirvana principle and the death drive proper.