On the Names–of–the–Father Lacan Fink Hardback Polity Press 9780745659916

On the Names-of-the-Father\n\nJacques Lacan (Author), Bruce Fink (Translated by)\n\n9780745659916, Polity Press\n\nHardback, published 6 September 2013\n\n96 pages\n19.8 x 13.5 x 1.6 cm, 0.227 kg\n\nWhat astonishing success the Name-of-the-Father has had! Everyone finds something in it. Who one\u2019s father is isn\u2019t immediately obvious, hardly being visible to the naked eye. Paternity is determined first and foremost by one\u2019s culture. As Lacan said, \""the Name-of-the-Father creates the function of the father.\"" But then where does the plural stem from?\n It isn\u2019t pagan, for it is found in the Bible. He who speaks from the burning bush says of Himself that He doesn't have just one Name. In other words, the Father has no proper Name. It is not a figure of speech, but rather a function. The Father has as many names as the function has props.\n What is its function? The religious function par excellence, that of tying things together. What things? The signifier and the si]