Abstract Lacan likened himself to a “Zen master”, characterising his psychoanalytic approach as a “refusal of any system.” This article explores Lacan’s Zen-like approach and examines his provocative teachings, such as his instruction to “refuse me what I’m offering you,” and his emphasis on the limits of language in capturing truth. Additionally, in line with […]
The following article is meant to serve as an introduction in plain language to some basic concepts of Lacanian psychoanalysis. With that purpose in mind, I have chosen to use Lewis Carroll’s Through the Looking-Glass for purposes of illustration to render Lacanian concepts clearer. The following article is not an attempt at psychoanalytic literary criticism, […]
“Trauma” is one of those words about whose meaning there is no consensus; or, to use a Lacanian term, it functions as a point de capiton—that is to say, a word that everyone uses, yet it has no fixed meaning on which everyone agrees—and the constant usage of the word generates the illusion that everyone […]
The aim of this article is to introduce the reader to the general outline of Lacanian psychoanalysis by providing a rudimentary introduction to some Lacanian concepts such as the Lacanian triad (of the Imaginary, the Symbolic and the Real) and the concept of the big Other. We will also have a brief look at Lacan’s […]
