Lacan and the concept of the 'real' /

"Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the work of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. Philosophers and political theorists have engaged Lacan's concept of the 'Real' in particular, with Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou deriving profound philosophical and political consequences from what is...

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Main Author:	Eyers, Tom
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.
Subjects:	Lacan, Jacques, > 1901-1981. Reality > Psychological aspects. Psychoanalysis and philosophy. Reality.
Summary:	"Recent years have seen a renewed interest in the work of the French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. Philosophers and political theorists have engaged Lacan's concept of the 'Real' in particular, with Slavoj Žižek and Alain Badiou deriving profound philosophical and political consequences from what is the most difficult of Lacan's ideas. This is the first book to explore in detail the genesis and consequences of Lacan's concept of the 'Real', providing readers with an invaluable key to one of the most influential ideas in contemporary critical theory"--Publisher's description, back cover.