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“But what Freud showed us… was that nothing can be grasped, destroyed, or burnt, except in a symbolic way, as one says, in effigie, in absentia.”

Quote by Jacques Lacan

Book:The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psycho-Analysis

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The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psycho-Analysis

This book delves into the foundational ideas of psychoanalytic theory, offering an in-depth analysis of the core concepts that shape the field. more

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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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