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Record Nr.

UNINA9910789648703321

Titolo

Lacan and science / / edited by Jason Glynos and Yannis Stavrakakis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2018

ISBN

0-429-47650-7

1-283-24864-6

9786613248640

1-84940-347-3

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (333 p.)

Disciplina

150.19/5092

150.195

Soggetti

Psychoanalysts

Psychoanalysis

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

COVER; Introduction; CHAPTER ONE: Theory and evidence in the Freudian field: from observation to structure; CHAPTER TWO: Psychoanalysis operates upon the subject of science: Lacan between science and ethics; CHAPTER THREE: A matter of cause: reflections on Lacan's ""Science and truth""; CHAPTER FOUR: Causality in science and psychoanalysis; CHAPTER FIVE: Elements of epistemology; CHAPTER SIX: Knowledge and science: fantasies of the whole; CHAPTER SEVEN: From mathematics to psychology: Lacan's missed encounters

CHAPTER EIGHT: Postures and impostures: on Lacan's style and use of mathematical scienceCHAPTER NINE: What causes structure to find a place in love?; CHAPTER TEN: A Lacanian approach to clinical diagnosis and addiction; CHAPTER ELEVEN: Lacan between cultural studies and cognitivism

Sommario/riassunto

"The current volume represents an exciting collection of essays critically examining the relation between modern science and Lacanian psychoanalysis in approaching the question of mental suffering. Lacan & Science also tackles more widely the role and logic of scientific practice in general, taking as its focus psychic processes. Central themes that are explored from a variety of perspectives include the use



of mathematics in Lacanian psychoalanysis, the importance of linguistics and Freud's text in Lacan's approach, and the central significance attached to ethics and the role of the subject. Constituting an invaluable addition to existing literature, this comprehensive volume offers a fresh insight into Lacan's conception of the subject and its implications to scientific practice and evidence."--Provided by publisher.