A lucid guide through the labyrinth of Lacanian theory
This book provides an illuminating account of the theory of subjectivity found in the work of Jacques Lacan. Guiding readers through many facets of Lacanian theory, Bruce Fink unpacks such central notions as the Other, object a, the unconscious as structured like a language, alienation and separation, the paternal metaphor, jouissance, and sexual difference. He demonstrates that, against the tide of post-structuralist thinkers who proclaim "the death of the subject," Lacan explores what it means to come into being as a subject in its ethical and ontological dimensions. Presenting Lacan's thought in the context of his clinical preoccupations, The Lacanian Subject offers one of the most balanced, sophisticated, and penetrating views of Lacanian psychoanalysis available.
| ISBN: | 9780691272917 |
| Publication date: | 13th May 2025 |
| Author: | Bruce Fink |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Genres: |
Structuralism and Post-structuralism Psychotherapy Literature: history and criticism |
A lucid guide through the labyrinth of Lacanian theory
This book provides an illuminating account of the theory of subjectivity found in the work of Jacques Lacan. Guiding readers through many facets of Lacanian theory, Bruce Fink unpacks such central notions as the Other, object a, the unconscious as structured like a language, alienation and separation, the paternal metaphor, jouissance, and sexual difference. He demonstrates that, against the tide of post-structuralist thinkers who proclaim "the death of the subject," Lacan explores what it means to come into being as a subject in its ethical and ontological dimensions. Presenting Lacan's thought in the context of his clinical preoccupations, The Lacanian Subject offers one of the most balanced, sophisticated, and penetrating views of Lacanian psychoanalysis available.
The Lacanian Subject features in the following genres: Structuralism and Post-structuralism, Psychotherapy, Literature: history and criticism
The Lacanian Subject is available in Paperback
The Lacanian Subject was written by Bruce Fink and published by Princeton University Press
The Lacanian Subject has 248 pages
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