Signifiers and Acts: Freedom in Lacan's Theory of the Subject

by Ed Pluth

Book Overview

In Signifiers and Acts, Ed Pluth examines Lacan's views on language and sexuality to argue that Lacan's theory of the subject is best read as a theory of freedom and agency--a theory that is especially compelling precisely because of its structuralist and seemingly antihumanist framework. Presenting new aspects of Lacan's work and commenting extensively on the important yet unpublished seminars that still make up the majority of his contribution to...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791472434
• ISBN13: 9780791472439
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.1"