ABSTRACT

This book articulates a possible future for Lacan and psychoanalysis, through an exploration of the historical trajectory of psychoanalysis and a survey of the ways Lacanian psychoanalysis offers a unique response to the pressing clinical demands.

part I|10 pages

Introduction

chapter One|8 pages

Twenty-first century psychoanalysis *

part II|12 pages

On the Legacy of Jacques Lacan in the United States

chapter Two|10 pages

Jacques Lacan, reader *

part III|88 pages

Lacanian Explications

chapter Three|11 pages

From the father to a father *

chapter Six|11 pages

Introducing the symptom *

chapter Seven|9 pages

The supposed-to know-to read-otherwise *

chapter Eight|10 pages

The body politic *

chapter Nine|8 pages

The psychoanalytic soapbox *

part IV|32 pages

Addiction

chapter Ten|13 pages

Introducing the new symptoms *

chapter Eleven|16 pages

More, more, more addiction *

part V|14 pages

Psychosis

chapter Twelve|7 pages

Ordinary psychosis *

part VI|28 pages

Encore, Encore: Conceptual Extracts from Seminar 20

chapter Fourteen|11 pages

Encore, encore: knowledge *

chapter Fifteen|8 pages

Encore, encore: love

chapter Sixteen|6 pages

Encore, encore: feminine

part VII|40 pages

Remarks on Psychoanalysis

part VIII|36 pages

Remarks on the Mental Health Field