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Lacan without the jargon!
From l'objet petit a to the mirror stage – the ultimate introduction to Lacan's canon
'Well-written, carefully structured and broadly accessible.' Dany Nobus, Chair of Psychology and Psychoanalysis, Brunel University and author of Jaques Lacan
Jacques Lacan was one of the most important psychoanalysts ever to have lived. Building upon the work of Sigmund Freud, he sought to refine Freudian insights with the use of linguistics, arguing that 'the structure of unconscious is like a language'. Controversial throughout his lifetime both for adopting mathematical concepts in his psychoanalytic framework and for advocating therapy sessions of varying length, he is widely misunderstood and often unfairly dismissed as impenetrable.
In this clear, wide-ranging primer, Lionel Bailly demonstrates how Lacan’s ideas are still vitally relevant to contemporary issues of mental health treatment. Defending Lacan from his numerous detractors, past and present, Bailly guides the reader through Lacan’s canon, from 'l'objet petit a' to 'the mirror stage' and beyond. Including coverage of developments in Lacanian psychoanalysis since his death, this is the perfect introduction to the great modern theorist.
'Simply the clearest explanation of Lacan anywhere. The author succeeds where almost everyone else has failed. Highly readable and entertaining.' Peter Fonagy, Professor of Psychoanalysis, UCL & Chief Executive of the Anna Freud Centre
From l'objet petit a to the mirror stage – the ultimate introduction to Lacan's canon
'Well-written, carefully structured and broadly accessible.' Dany Nobus, Chair of Psychology and Psychoanalysis, Brunel University and author of Jaques Lacan
Jacques Lacan was one of the most important psychoanalysts ever to have lived. Building upon the work of Sigmund Freud, he sought to refine Freudian insights with the use of linguistics, arguing that 'the structure of unconscious is like a language'. Controversial throughout his lifetime both for adopting mathematical concepts in his psychoanalytic framework and for advocating therapy sessions of varying length, he is widely misunderstood and often unfairly dismissed as impenetrable.
In this clear, wide-ranging primer, Lionel Bailly demonstrates how Lacan’s ideas are still vitally relevant to contemporary issues of mental health treatment. Defending Lacan from his numerous detractors, past and present, Bailly guides the reader through Lacan’s canon, from 'l'objet petit a' to 'the mirror stage' and beyond. Including coverage of developments in Lacanian psychoanalysis since his death, this is the perfect introduction to the great modern theorist.
'Simply the clearest explanation of Lacan anywhere. The author succeeds where almost everyone else has failed. Highly readable and entertaining.' Peter Fonagy, Professor of Psychoanalysis, UCL & Chief Executive of the Anna Freud Centre
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Acknowledgment
- Introduction
- 1 Lacan in his historical context
- 2 Through the looking glass: the Mirror Stage
- 3 In the beginning was the word: structural linguistics and Lacan
- 4 The Other
- 5 The paternal metaphor: the role of the father in the unconscious
- 6 Real, Symbolic, Imaginary
- 7 Unspeakable need, unquenchable desire: need, speech, and desire
- 8 That obscure object of desire: lâobjet petit a
- 9 Gender bending: the formula of âsexuationâ
- 10 Four Discourses: four forms of relationship
- 11 Can one train an analyst?
- 12 Lacanian practice
- 13 After the flood: Lacan in the twenty-first century
- Notes
- Glossary
- Index
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