Lacan and the Subject of Language (RLE: Lacan)

By Ellie Ragland-Sullivan, Mark Bracher | Publisher: Taylor and Francis

About the book

Originally published in 1991, this volume tackles the diverse teachings of the great psychoanalyst and theoretician. Written by some of the leading American and European Lacanian scholars and practitioners, the essays attempt to come to terms with his complex relation to the culture of contemporary psychoanalysis.

The volume presents useful insights into Lacan’s innovative theories on the nature of language and the subject. Many of the essays probe the importance of psychoanalysis for problems of signifier and referent in the philosophy of language; others explore the difficulties men and women have in negotiating the sexual differences that divide them.

A major contribution to the new reception of Jacques Lacan in the English-speaking world, Lacan and the Subject of Language will challenge those who believe that they have already ‘mastered’ Lacanian thought. The insights offered here will pave the way for further developments.

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Originally published in 1991, this volume tackles the diverse teachings of the great psychoanalyst and theoretician. Written by some of the leading American and European Lacanian scholars and practitioners, the essays attempt to come to terms with his complex relation to the culture of contemporary psychoanalysis.

The volume presents useful insights into Lacan’s innovative theories on the nature of language and the subject. Many of the essays probe the importance of psychoanalysis for problems of signifier and referent in the philosophy of language; others explore the difficulties men and women have in negotiating the sexual differences that divide them.

A major contribution to the new reception of Jacques Lacan in the English-speaking world, Lacan and the Subject of Language will challenge those who believe that they have already ‘mastered’ Lacanian thought. The insights offered here will pave the way for further developments.

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Originally published in 1991, this volume tackles the diverse teachings of the great psychoanalyst and theoretician. Written by some of the leading American and European Lacanian scholars and practitioners, the essays attempt to come to terms with his complex relation to the culture of contemporary psychoanalysis.

The volume presents useful insights into Lacan’s innovative theories on the nature of language and the subject. Many of the essays probe the importance of psychoanalysis for problems of signifier and referent in the philosophy of language; others explore the difficulties men and women have in negotiating the sexual differences that divide them.

A major contribution to the new reception of Jacques Lacan in the English-speaking world, Lacan and the Subject of Language will challenge those who believe that they have already ‘mastered’ Lacanian thought. The insights offered here will pave the way for further developments.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Lacan and the Subject of Language (RLE: Lacan)?

Society and Social Sciences > Psychology > Psychological theory, systems, schools and viewpoints > Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology

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You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9781317915911

Is Lacan and the Subject of Language (RLE: Lacan) part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?

Yes it is a part of series Routledge Library Editions: Lacan

Who is/are the Author/s of the book Lacan and the Subject of Language (RLE: Lacan)?

Ellie Ragland-Sullivan, Mark Bracher

Who is the Publisher of the book Lacan and the Subject of Language (RLE: Lacan)?

Taylor and Francis

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Lacan and the Subject of Language (RLE: Lacan) is available as ebook(ISBN 9781317915911) and pdf(ISBN 9781317915928)