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Lacan critiqued imaginary intuition for confusing direct perception with unconscious pre-conceptions about people and the world. This book explores some of the mathematical problems raised by Lacan's use of numbers and the interconnection between mathematics and psychoanalytic ideas.
List of contents
ABOUT THE AUTHORSINTRODUCTION CHAPTER ONE Phenomenology, empiricism, hermeneutics, and Lacanian psychoanalysis CHAPTER TWO Frege and Lacan and the triadic/quaternary theory of the signifier CHAPTER THREE The object, the number, and the signifier/name/statement CHAPTER FOUR The singular of the singular: singular propositions and the not-all CHAPTER FIVE On probability, causality, and chance CHAPTER SIX The third of the Real and the two voids CHAPTER SEVEN Logical and mathematical foundations CHAPTER EIGHT Phi, phi, and i CHAPTER NINE Prime numbers theorem and the zeta function in psychoanalysis WEB RESOURCES REFERENCES INDEX
About the author
Raul Moncayo is supervising analyst, founding member, and faculty of the San Francisco Bay Area Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis (LSP). He has a private practice of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, supervision, and consultation. He is visiting professor and adjunct faculty both in the US and other countries. Dr Moncayo is former director of training for a large psychiatric clinic for the City of San Francisco, and the author of five books and multiple papers published in professional journals.
Summary
Lacan critiqued imaginary intuition for confusing direct perception with unconscious pre-conceptions about people and the world. This book explores some of the mathematical problems raised by Lacan's use of numbers and the interconnection between mathematics and psychoanalytic ideas.
