Jacques Lacan

Before he became an analyst, Lacan was a psychiatrist. The articles in the present volume would not be being republished if they didn’t invite us to r

The father of psychoanalytic philosophy's invaluable introduction to his own thought, available in English for the first time

The title is, at first glance, enigmatic. Clue: it concerns men and women—their most concrete, amorous, and sexual relations in everyday life, as well

Jacques Lacan is widely recognized as a key figure in the history of psychoanalysis and one of the most influential thinkers of the 20th Century. In

Sollers once wrote that, to him, Claudel was first and foremost the man who wrote, “Paradise is around us at this very moment, all its forests attenti

A major new translation of one of the most influential psychoanalytic works of modern times.

Vier het paasfeest met Jacques Vriens!Er trekt een optocht met alle kinderen uit Liekes groep door de straat. Ze zingen zo hard ze kunnen en zwaaien m

Faced with growing inequalities and new forms of domination and exploitation, can the movement of emancipation take on a new life today, or has it bee

‘Het is geen makkelijke tijd om slager te zijn. Vlees ligt onder een vergrootglas en het ambacht staat onder druk. De slager van Ronald en Jacques is

A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionized linguisti

Jacques Lacan is one of the important thinkers of the 20th century and his work has revolutionized linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cu

Ecrits is the essential source for anyone who seeks to understand this seminal thinker and his influence on contemporary thought and culture.

"I am the product of priests", Lacan once said of himself. Educated by the Marist Brothers (or Little Brothers of Mary), he was a pious child and acqu

Alcibiades attempted to seduce Socrates, he wanted to make him, and in the most openly avowed way possible, into someone instrumental and subordinate

What astonishing success the Name-of-the-Father has had! Everyone finds something in it. Who one's father is isn't immediately obvious, hardly being v

What does Lacan show us? He shows us that desire is not a biological function; that it is not correlated with a natural object; and that its object is

What does Lacan show us? He shows us that desire is not a biological function; that it is not correlated with a natural object; and that its object is

When I decided to explore the question of Witz, or wit, with you this year, I undertook a small enquiry. It will come as no surprise at all that I beg

"I am the product of priests", Lacan once said of himself. Educated by the Marist Brothers (or Little Brothers of Mary), he was a pious child and acqu