The Ethics of Psychoanalysis, 1959-1960 The Seminar of Jacques Lacan, Book VII

<p>A charismatic and controversial figure, Lacan is one of the most important thinkers of the twentieth century and his work has revolutionized linguistics, philosophy, literature, psychology, cultural and media studies.</p><br><p>He gained his reputation as a lecturer, disseminating his ideas to audiences that included Jean-Paul Sartre and Luce Irigaray amongst other hugely influential names. The Ethics of Psychoanalysisis a transcript of his most important lecture series. </p><br><p>Including influential readings of Sophocles’ Antigoneand Elizabethan courtly love poetry in relation to female sexuality, The Ethics of Psychoanalysisremains a powerful and controversial work that is still argued over today by the likes of Judith Butler and Slavoj Žižek. </p>