Essays on Otherness
Jean Laplanche
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Description for Essays on Otherness
Paperback. Jean Laplanche is an incisive and important representative of contemporary psychoanalytic theorists. This text presents in English many of Laplanche's key essays and also provides an overview of his work. Editor(s): Fletcher, John. Translator(s): Thurston, Luke. Series: Warwick Studies in European Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HP; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 446.
Since the death of Jacques Lacan, Jean Laplanche is now considered to be one of the worlds foremost psychoanalytic thinkers. In spite of the influence of his work over the last thirty years, remarkably little has been available in English. Essays On Otherness presents for the first time in English many of Laplanche's key essays and is the first book to provide an overview of his thinking. It offers an introduction to many of the key themes that characterise his work: seduction, persecution, revelation, masochism, transference and mourning. Such themes have been increasingly both in psychoanalytic thought and in continental ... Read more
Since the death of Jacques Lacan, Jean Laplanche is now considered to be one of the worlds foremost psychoanalytic thinkers. In spite of the influence of his work over the last thirty years, remarkably little has been available in English. Essays On Otherness presents for the first time in English many of Laplanche's key essays and is the first book to provide an overview of his thinking. It offers an introduction to many of the key themes that characterise his work: seduction, persecution, revelation, masochism, transference and mourning. Such themes have been increasingly both in psychoanalytic thought and in continental ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Warwick Studies in European Philosophy
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415131087
SKU
V9780415131087
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Reviews for Essays on Otherness
Jean Laplanche is one of the most trenchant and and expansive psychoanalytic thinkers of our time. These essays in particular underscore and clarify a number of themes that have not yet been adequately introduced to an English-speaking audience. -Judith Butler, University of California, Berkeley