Desire and Its Interpretation: The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book VI

by Jacques Lacan

Book Overview

What does Lacan show us? He shows us that desire is not a biological function; that it is not correlated with a natural object; and that its object is fantasized. Because of this, desire is extravagant. It cannot be grasped by those who might try to master it. It plays tricks on them. Yet if it is not recognized, it produces symptoms. In psychoanalysis, the goal is to interpret--that is, to read--the message regarding desire that is harbored within...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1509500286
• ISBN13: 9781509500284
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"