{"product_id":"the-jouissance-principle-kant-sade-and-lacan-on-the-ethical-functioning-of-the-unconscious-paperback","title":"The Jouissance Principle: Kant, Sade and Lacan on the Ethical Functioning of the Unconscious - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristian Fierens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines the concept of jouissance, a Lacanian term that refers to enjoyment experienced in different ways, from the enjoyment taken in an action that is ethically disapproved to the hidden pleasure taken by the patient in and from his symptom.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChristian Fierens offers a new and rigorous explanation of jouissance as a third principle in the functioning of the unconscious, in addition to the technical and pleasure principles. \u003ci\u003eThe Jouissance Principle \u003c\/i\u003epresents a detailed cross-reading of two key works: Kant's \u003ci\u003eCritique of Pure Reason \u003c\/i\u003eand Lacan's paper 'Kant with Sade', explaining how the functioning of the unconscious is a genuinely ethical process. The book also focuses on the role of psychoanalysis in relaunching the functioning of the unconscious, outlining the fourth form of Lacan's \u003ci\u003eobject a \u003c\/i\u003eand its stakes in the psychoanalytic process.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn intriguing discussion of the relationship between pleasure, ethics and rationality, \u003ci\u003eThe Jouissance Principle \u003c\/i\u003ewill interest scholars of psychoanalysis and European philosophy, as well as helping clinicians to find a practical and ethical pathway through their practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristian Fierens is a psychoanalyst and psychiatrist based in Belgium. He holds a PhD on the question of psychosis in Freud's work and has published several books on Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, including \u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Narcissism \u003c\/i\u003e(Routledge, 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51785821847840,"sku":"9780367519018","price":77.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fba19267ef3d20e1897ecc479993b999.webp?v=1780621411","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-jouissance-principle-kant-sade-and-lacan-on-the-ethical-functioning-of-the-unconscious-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}