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This book introduces Lacan's views about identity and the dynamics of the psyche, and clarifies that his theories are not simply cultural intellectualizations but are rooted in clinicl practice.
Synopsis
Jacques Lacan's study of paranoia, his coupling of structural linguistics to Freudianism, and his ideas on the infant "mirror phase", have led to his acceptance as a major psychoanalytical theorist. This book introduces Lacan's views about identity and the dynamics of the psyche, and clarifies that, while becoming a major post-modern influence in literature, philosophy, social theory and feminism, his theories are not simply cultural intellectualizations but are rooted in clinical practice.