The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: The Ethics of Psychoanalysis (Seminar of Jacques Lacan (Paperback)) (Book VII) - Softcover

Jacques Lacan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393316130 ISBN 13: 9780393316131

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Synopsis

One of the most influential French intellectuals of this century, Lacan is seen here at the height of his powers.

Lacan dedicates this seventh year of his famous seminar to the problematic role of ethics in psychoanalysis. Delving into the psychoanalyst's inevitable involvement with ethical questions and "the attraction of transgression," Lacan illuminates Freud's psychoanalytic work and its continued influence. Lacan explores the problem of sublimation, the paradox of jouissance, the essence of tragedy (a reading of Sophocle's Antigone), and the tragic dimension of analytic experience. His exploration leads us to startling insights on "the consequence of man's relationship to desire" and the conflicting judgments of ethics and analysis.

About this title

About the Author:

The psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) was one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers. His many published works include Ecrits and The Seminars.

Jacques-Alain Miller is Director of the Department of Psychoanalysis at the University of Paris VIII and editor of Lacan's Seminars.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0393316130
• ISBN 13: 9780393316131
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Jacques Alain-Miller