The French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) is a uniquely
complex writer and the originator of an especially unsettling view
of the human subject. But the singularity of Lacan's achievement
has been understated by many of his critics. Often he is seen
merely as a figure famous for being famous--an essential reference
point in structuralist and poststructuralist debate--rather than as
a theorist whose writings demand and reward detailed scrutiny.
Malcolm Bowie traces the development of Lacan's ideas over the
fifty-year span of his writing and teaching career. The primary
focus is on the fascinating mutations in Lacan's interpretation of
Freud. Bowie reinserts the celebrated slogans--"The unconscious is
the discourse of the Other," "The unconscious is structured like a
language," and so forth--into the history of Lacan's thinking, and
pinpoints the paradoxes and anomalies that mark his account of
human sexuality. This book provides a firm basis for the critical
evaluation of Lacan's ideas and the rhetoric in which they are
embedded; it is based on a close reading of Lacan's original texts
but presupposes no knowledge of French in the reader.
Although Bowie is sharply critical of Lacan on several major
analytic questions, he argues that Lacan is the only psychoanalyst
after Freud whose intellectual achievement is seriously comparable
to Freud's own. "Lacan" provides the ideal starting point for any
exploration of the work of this formidable thinker.
General
| Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
March 1993 |
| First published: |
1993 |
| Authors: |
Malcolm Bowie
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| Dimensions: |
210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
256 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-50853-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-674-50853-X |
| Barcode: |
9780674508538 |
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