The language of the self

Lacan's commentaries on Freud had revolutionary implications for philosophy and literary criticism. He held that if the unconscious exists, it functions linguistically rather than symbolically. Includes a study that explains his work and relates it to the context of contemporary thought.

First sentence: Whether it sees itself as an instrument of healing, of formation, or of exploration in depth, psychoanalysis has only a single intermediary: the patient's Word.

Year

1968

Language

English

Publisher

The Johns Hopkins University Press

Editions

4

Pages

368

ISBN

9780801858178

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