THE LETTER 15 (Spring 1999) pages 1-50 From psychoanalysis to Duchamp … and back When he found himself in a clinical deadlock, Freud often turned to art. Being a Freudian, like Lacan, I will try to tackle the problem of … Continue reading
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THE LETTER 15 (Spring 1999) pages 51-60 Introduction This does not sound like a title that makes sense, and clearly it doesn’t make sense at the level of what we, ordinarily, take the sexual act to be, that is, at … Continue reading
THE LETTER 15 (Spring 1999) pages 61-70 In the recently released movie version of the life of Queen Elizabeth the First, there are two scenes which when taken together can serve as a point of attachment for a consideration of … Continue reading
THE LETTER 15 (Spring 1999) pages 71-83 We have been talking here today of phantasy, and of its central place, in all its different forms, in psychoanalysis. As we know, phantasy is a signifier which immediately invokes another, which stands … Continue reading
THE LETTER 15 (Spring 1999) pages 84-89 One of the topics dealt with in the seminar on the Logic of Phantasy concerns the question as to whether or not, at the level of the unconscious, we are structured as male … Continue reading
THE LETTER 15 (Spring 1999) pages 90-96 The seminar on The Logic of Phantasy was held during the academic year following the publication of Lacan’s Ecrits. It has not been published in French and to the best of my knowledge … Continue reading