Main description:

In this classic work, eight crucial Lacanian ideas are explained through detailed exploration of the theoretical and/or practical context in which Lacan introduced them, the way in which they developed throughout his works, and the questions they were designed to answer. The book does not presuppose any familiarity with Lacanian theory on the part of the reader, nor a prior acquaintance with Lacan's Ecrits or seminars. Originally published in 1998, the ideas within are more relevant than ever and this newly reissued volume will prove invaluable to today's scholars of Lacanian thought.

Contents:

Preface , From Kantian Ethics to Mystical Experience: An Exploration of Jouissance , The Master Signifier and the Four Discourses , From the Mechanism of Psychosis to the Universal Condition of the Symptom: On Foreclosure , The Original Sin of Psychoanalysis: On the Desire of the Analyst , Life and Death in the Glass: A New Look at the Mirror Stage , Ineluctable Nodalities: On the Borromean Knot , Causation and Destitution of a Pre-ontological Non-entity: On the Lacanian Subject , The Seven Veils of Fantasy