ABSTRACT

This book explains an open-ended theory of self that delineates 'masculine' and 'feminine' self-strategies on the basis of the Hegelian tradition of theorizing self/other relations and contemporary feminist theory. It proposes the possibility of combining the gender differentiated self strategies.

chapter 1|24 pages

Setting the Context

chapter 2|37 pages

Lacan and Object Relations

chapter 3|41 pages

Lacan and the Feminist Perspective

chapter 5|28 pages

Conclusion