The figure of Jacques Lacan remains one of the most controversial in the intellectual history of the 20th century. Some consider him a genius who made a colossal contribution to the development of philosophy and psychoanalysis, while others see him...
as a charlatan who used "intellectual tricks" to befuddle the heads of credulous admirers. So what kind of person was he? Why did he not write books? What connected him with the surrealists? Why do we encounter such significant difficulties every time we try to grasp his ideas? Is understanding his ideas even possible? Dmitry Uzlaner answers these and many other questions. He helps not only to penetrate into the universe of the French philosopher and psychoanalyst, but also convinces one to linger in it.
The figure of Jacques Lacan remains one of the most controversial in the intellectual history of the 20th century. Some consider him a genius who made a colossal contribution to the development of philosophy and psychoanalysis, while others see him as a charlatan who used "intellectual tricks" to befuddle the heads of credulous admirers. So what kind of person was he? Why did he not write books? What connected him with the surrealists? Why do we encounter such significant difficulties every time we try to grasp his ideas? Is understanding his ideas even possible? Dmitry Uzlaner answers these and many other questions. He helps not only to penetrate into the universe of the French philosopher and psychoanalyst, but also convinces one to linger in it.
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