The Philosopheras Desire: Psychoanalysis, Interpretation, and Truth

by William Egginton

Book Overview

This book is about interpretation as it pertains to literature, philosophy, and psychoanalysis. It argues against certain trends of thought that claim we should do without interpretation by demonstrating that interpretation, as described by psychoanalysis, is already a fundamental aspect of all human experience. Egginton examines the idea of interpretation developed by Freud; how that notion was in turn changed by Lacan; the debate around psychoanalytic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804756007
• ISBN13: 9780804756006
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 8.4" x 8.9"