A Search for Clarity: Science and Philosophy in Lacan's Oeuvre

by Jean-Claude Milner

Book Overview

In A Search for Clarity, Jean-Claude Milner argues that although Jacques Lacan's writing is notoriously obscure his oeuvre is entirely clear. In a discussion that considers the difference between the esoteric and exoteric works of Plato and Aristotle, Milner argues that Lacan's oeuvre is to be found in his published writings alone, not his transcribed seminars, and that these published writings contain his official doctrine. Thus, Lacan's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810142848
• ISBN13: 9780810142848
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"