The title of the letter
a reading of Lacan
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Author
Contributions
- Nancy, Jean-Luc. - Contributor
Publication
1992 - State University of New York Press, Albany, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
37,750 words, Guess
Page Count
151 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1536897M
- ISBN-100791409627
- OCLC Control Number43475083
- OCLC Control Number23583733
- Library of Congress Control Number91015114
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- Goodreads262657
- LibraryThing1121862
Classifications
- DDC150.19/5/092
- LCCBF109.L28 L3213 1992
Description
This book is a close reading of Jacques Lacan's seminal essay, "The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious or Reason Since Freud," selected for the particular light it casts on Lacan's complex relation to linguistics, psychoanalysis, and philosophy. It clarifies the way Lacan renews or transforms the psychoanalytic field, through his diversion of Saussure's theory of the sign, his radicalization of Freud's fundamental concepts, and his subversion of dominant philosophical values. The authors argue, however, that Lacan's discourse is marked by a deep ambiguity: while he invents a new "language," he nonetheless maintains the traditional metaphysical motifs of systemacity, foundation, and truth.
Subjects
Series Statement
- SUNY series in contemporary continental philosophy
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