Law, Psychoanalysis, Society, Aristodemou 9781138787261 Fast Free Shipp PB..

Name: Law, Psychoanalysis, Society, Aristodemou 9781138787261 Fast Free Shipp PB..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

'I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth' we say in a court of law. 'In a court of law, the truth is precisely what we will not say', says Lacan. \u2018If God is dead, everything is permitted\u2019, writes Dostoyevsky. \u2018If God is dead, everything is prohibited\u2019, responds Lacan. \u2018I think, therefore I am\u2019, reasons Descartes. \u2018I am where I do not think\u2019, concludes Lacan. What are we to make of Lacan\u2019s inversions of these mottos? And what are the implications for the legal system if we take them seriously? This book puts the legal subject on the couch and explores the incestuous relationship between law and desire, enjoyment and transgression, freedom and subjection, ethics and atheism. The process of analysis problematizes fundamental tenets of the legal system, leading the patient to rethink long-held beliefs: terms like \u2018guilt\u2019 and \u2018innocence\u2019, \u2018truth\u2019 and \u2018lies\u2019, \u2018reason\u201.