“...Desire, a function central to all human experience, is the desire for nothing nameable. And at the same time this desire lies at the origin of every variety of animation. If being were only what it is, there wouldn’t even be room to talk about it. Being comes into existence as an exact function of this lack.”
Quote by Jacques Lacan
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The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Book 2: The Ego in Freud's Theory and in the Technique of Psychoanalysis 19541955
The Seminar of Jacques Lacan: Book 2 delves into the intricate relationship between the ego and psychoanalysis, as explored by the renowned psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. It includes detailed analyses of Freud's theories and their implications for the practice of psychoanalysis, offering insights into the evolution of Lacan's own psychoanalytic thought during the specified period. more
Author
Jacques Lacan
Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst born on April 13, 1901, and died on September 9, 1981. He had a profound impact on the field of psychoanalysis, particularly within the structuralist and post-structuralist movements. Lacan's theories have had a wide-ranging influence on psychology, literature, and the arts. more
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