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'The Lacanian concept of the Real is itself a case of the real - a frustrating deadlock, combining a series of opposite determinations: lack, without lack; impossible, unavoidable; outside the symbolic, the effect of a symbolic deadlock... Tom Eyers does the impossible: he provides a systematic outline of the concept of the Real in all its dimensions, from its genesis and transformations to its clinical and philosophical implications. His book is thus simply inescapable for anyone who wants to find a way in the labyrinth of Lacanian theory and of modern thought itself. It is simply something one will have to have at his side all the time while reading hundreds of other books.' - Slavoj i ek
'Although references to Lacan's notion of the Real are widespread in today's theoretical humanities, a rigorous, systematic presentation of this key concept has been missing. Eyers's superb study remedies this lack. With precision and insight, Eyers brings to light the interconnected facets of the Lacanian Real. Moreover, he creatively advances a number of contemporary discussions and debates, masterfully revealing the philosophical power and richness Lacan offers his readers.' - Adrian Johnston, University of New Mexico, USA
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Book Title: Lacan and the Concept of the 'Real'
Authors: Tom Eyers
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137026392
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-02638-5Published: 07 August 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-43916-4Published: 01 January 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-02639-2Published: 07 August 2012
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 216
Topics: Psychoanalysis, History of Philosophy, Literary Theory, Cultural Theory, Literature, general, Philosophy of Mind