ABSTRACT
In 1995, a publisher of psychoanalytic books who was interested in a manuscript I had written (see Fink, 1997) to introduce Lacan’s work to an English-speaking audience asked me to compare and contrast Lacan’s approach to psychoanalysis in my manuscript with that of other analysts better known to his audience. I had to admit to him that I was absolutely unequipped to do so, having devoted more than a decade at that point to grappling with Lacan’s writings and seminars, and knowing precious little about other approaches to psychoanalysis. I did, however, and still today believe that it is a worthwhile project and thus I have endeavored to sketch out a few comparisons and contrasts here.
