Lacanian Psychoanalysis by Ian Parker - 9780415455435

Lacanian PsychoanalysisRevolutions in Subjectivity\nAuthor(s): Ian Parker\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415455435, 978-0415455435\nSynopsis\nJacques Lacan's impact upon the theory and practice of psychoanalysis worldwide cannot be underestimated. Lacanian Psychoanalysis looks at the current debates surrounding Lacanian practice and explores its place within historical, social and political contexts. \n\nThe book argues that Lacans elaboration of psychoanalytic theory is grounded in clinical practice and needs to be defined in relation to the four main traditions: psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy and spirituality. \n\nAs such topics of discussion include:\n\nthe intersection between psychoanalysis and social transformation\na new way through deadlocks of current Lacanian debate\na new approach to clinical structures of neurosis, perversion and psychosis \n\nLacanian Psychoanalysis draws on Lacan's work to.