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This book explores the nature of paradoxes in Lacanian psychoanalysis, how they can be approached in treatment and how they can be resolved.
List of contents
Introduction: Paradox as a contradiction due to a mistaken assumption
Chapter 1: The paradox of existence
Chapter 2: The paradox of being – the subject exists under the condition of its lack or "There is nothing more whole than a broken heart".
Chapter 3 All is foreseen, and freedom of choice is granted – the paradox of fate versus free choice (Babylonian Talmud, Pirkey Avot, 15:3)
Chapter 4 Putting the subject into the picture
Chapter 5 Paradoxes resulting from choosing one physical paradigm which are solved by choosing another
Chapter 6 Dimensions
Chapter 7 The dimension of time – afterwardsness
Chapter 8 The paradox of the act
Chapter 9 Paradoxes without a solution
About the author
Yehuda Israely is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst and author based in Israel. He is Director of the Moebius Institute in Tel-Aviv, member of the Tel-Aviv Forum of the International Forums of the Lacanian Field and his previous publications include Lacanian Treatment: Psychoanalysis for Clinicians (Routledge).
Summary
This book explores the nature of paradoxes in Lacanian psychoanalysis, how they can be approached in treatment and how they can be resolved.
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"Characterized by exceptional clarity of thought, this book by Israely is yet another considerable contribution to the Lacanian discourse. Employing philosophical and physical principles, Israely clarifies the logic supporting the analytic cure in its dissolution of various forms of suffering. This book is sure to captivate analysts, patients and analyzants." Ofra Shalev, Psychoanalyst, Forum Lacan Tel-Aviv
