Jacques Lacan : a critical introduction /

Jacques Lacan : a critical introduction /

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Author / Creator:	Murray, Martin (University teacher), author.
Imprint:	London : Pluto Press, 2016.
Description:	214 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Modern European thinkers Modern European thinkers.
Subject:	Lacan, Jacques, -- 1901-1981. Lacan, Jacques, -- 1901-1981 -- Criticism and interpretation. Lacan, Jacques, -- 1901-1981. Psychoanalysis and philosophy. Psychoanalysis and philosophy. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10491915

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ISBN:	9780745315959 074531595X 9780745315904 0745315909 9781783717231 9781783717255 9781783717248
Notes:	"Bibliography of works by Lacan": pages 200-201. Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-205) and index.
Summary:	"The wide-ranging and brilliant ideas of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan have had a major influence on twentieth and twenty-first century thought. His 'followers' are loyal and legion. Yet his ideas are complex and were conveyed in a dense and abstract form. Lacan's detractors have accused him of obscurantism, pretentiousness and even incoherence. His psychoanalytic practice and his personal life were complicated too. He was famous and contentious in equal measure. Martin Murray provides a lucid account of Lacan's key concepts, tracing their origins in his diverse interests: art, psychiatry, philosophy, anthropology, linguistics and (of course) psychoanalysis. Murray also investigates Lacan's professional life, personal life and institutional influence in an attempt to understand the charismatic and controversial person he became. The investigation uncovers a uniquely 'split' and contradictory figure whose life and work is both fascinating and erratic. The book offers a critical, biographical and historical introduction to Lacan that encourages a critical appreciation life and his thought"--Back cover.

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