Psychoanalysis

17
Dec

The end of the analysis is beyond the pleasure principle

Another significant bit from the 1986 article Lacan and the Ethics by John Rajchman, where he makes a very astute
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17
Dec

The Ethical Position of the Analyst

In a fantastic paragraph in his 1986 article Lacan and the Ethics, John Rajchman says, Psychoanalysis is not a medical
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05
Nov

Subjectivity Between Consciousness & The Unconscious

From The World of Fragile Things: Psychyand the Art of Living , by Mari Ruti. psychoanalysis recognizes the unconscious as an
19
Sep

Psychoanalysis & Punk Rock

One of the things that runs through several episodes of InForm: Podcast is the question: Does psychoanalysis need to be
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17
Sep

Pure Psychoanalysis & Pure Punk Rock

From the opening pages of Our, Band Could Be Your Life, by Michael Azerrad. On September 24, 1991, an album
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16
Sep

Psychotherapy is About Reclaiming (Investing) in an Identification

In Pure Psychoanalysis, Applied Psychoanalysis, and Psychotherapy, Miller does a deep dive into what makes psychoanalysis different from psychotherapy. Miller
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14
Sep

Love & Transference

From Still Life with Woodpecker, by Tom Robbins. Albert Camus wrote that the only serious question is whether to kill
13
Sep

Psychotherapy Preserves the Consistency of the Other, Psychoanalysis Does Not

More from J.A. Miller on the difference between psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in Pure Psychoanalysis, Applied Psychoanalysis, and Psychotherapy: We
12
Sep

Vamperized

From the  most recent [S][J][P] ◉ Newsletter I sent out yesterday: I've been re-reading the text Pure
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02
Sep

Lacan's Seminar XI | A Reading

Some preliminary remarks by me, the reader. This post is part of a series of posts about a reading of
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