Passion in theory : conceptions of Freud and Lacan / Robyn Ferrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferrell, Robyn, 1960-

Series:

Warwick studies in European philosophy.

Warwick studies in European philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939.

Freud, Sigmund.

Lacan, Jacques, 1901-1981.

Lacan, Jacques.

Psychoanalysis.

Physical Description:

118 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Psychoanalysis is a profound theory of body and mind. The psychoanalytic description of the mind's connection to the body, particularly through the unconscious, has made it difficult for philosophy and psychoanalysis to embrace. Freud and Lacan argued that this connection is marked by the passion of the 'knowing subject'. Passion in Theory explores what such a characterisation means and how it provides a key to many contemporary theoretical and philosophical concerns. Unlike many previous studies of psychoanalysis, Robyn Ferrell's analysis - of Freud's metapsychology and its development in Lacanian theory - takes the theory of psychoanalysis as the means to understanding the psychoanalytic project itself. Outlining the philosophical possibilities in psychoanalysis, Passion in Theory reveals the shape of an evolving set of concepts that have direct consequences for contemporary philosophy, empirical science and feminism.

Contents:

Book Cover

Half-Title

Series-Title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1 Body

2 Dreams

3 Life

4 Sex

5 Love

6 Language

7 Knowledge

8 Being

9 Desire

10 Cure

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [112]-116) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-01226-7

1-280-50650-4

9786610506507

9780203012260

OCLC:

71232310