Reading Seminars I and II: Lacan’s Return to Freud

445 Pages·1996·6.7 MB·English

by  Richard Feldstein, Bruce Fink, Maire Jaanus

READING THE PARISS EMINARS
INE NGLISH
SEMINARISa ndI I
LacanR'est urtnoF reud
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Alsion clud"iADn igs cusosfi oLna c'aKna'nwsti tSha d"ea 'n d" On
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RICHARD BRUCE MAIRE
FELDSTEIN FINK JAANUS
READINSGE MINARIS ANDI I
LACAN'RSE TURNT O FREUD
I:
SeminaFr reudP'asp erosnT echnique
II:
SeminarT heE goi nF reudT'hse orayn di n
theT echniqoufP es ychoanalysis
EDITED BY
Richard Bruce Maire
FeldsteinF ink Jaanus
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CONTENTS
Preface ix
PartI :I ntroduction
An IntrodtuoSc etmiionIna a nrIdsI
Lac'aOsnr ienPtraittoi1or9o 5n(3 I )
JcaquAelsaM-iinllr e 3
An IntrodtuoSc etmiionInaa nrIdsI
Lac'aOsnr einattioPnr itoo1r9 5(3II )
JacqluaeMsii-nllA er 15
An IntrodtuoSc etmiionIna a nrIdsI
Lac'aOsnr iennP traititoo1or9 5(3II I)
JacqlueaMsii-nllA er 26
PartI IS:y mbolic
ThSey mbOorldi(ecIr )
ColSeotlteer 39
ThSey mbOorldi(ecIr I )
ColSeottlee r 47
Transference
ColSeottle er 56
Timaen Idn terpretation
ColSeotlteer 61
ThOee diCpoumsp lex
ErLiac urent 67
viC ontents
ThSeu bjaenctdth O eth er's Desire
BruFcien k 76
LacaannLd e vi-Strauss
AnnDeu nand 98
PartI II:I maginary
Melaniaen JdKa lceqLiuanec sa n
Farn�soeKi oehler 111
ThIem aginary
Marieel-eHBnreo usse 181
LanguSapgeeea,cn hd, Discourse
Marieel-eBHnreo usse 123
ThMei rorfMo arn aucftuCrueldtR uerlaalt ions
RichFaerldds tein 130
ParIV:t Real
ThNea tuorfUe n consTchioouuogsrWh hty N oO nEev eRre ads
LacaPno'sstft aotc he"e eS minoan'r T hPeu rloLientetde r'"
BruFcien k 173
AnO vervoife wRt ehaweli ,tE hx ampflreoSsme miIn ar
ElliReag land 192
AD iscuosfLs aicoa"nnK 'awsni ttS ha "d e
Jacques-eArl ain Mill 212
PartV :Cli nicPaelrs pectives
An IntrodtuoLc atc'iaCsonl ni nPiecraslp ectives
JacqueMsil-elArl ain 241
HystaenriOdab session
ColSeottlee r 248
ClinViicganlAe Cttaeso:ef Transsexualism
Frna�soeGi orog 283
Contenvtsi i
"lBaJcakc kAeC ta"so:ef T ransFiettoirys hism
ClaudeUger 278
AC asoefC hildPheorvoedr sion
DomiiqnMuiell er 294
FroFmr etuodL acaAnQ :u estoifTo enc hnique
RobSearmtu els 301
OnP erversion
JacqlueaMsii-nlA ler 306
PartVI :O therT exts
"AC iviliozfHa atitornTe hdOe"t :h ientr h Iem aginary
MaiJranea us 323
LogicTailma en d Ptrheec ipoifSt uabtijoenc tivity
BruFcien k 356
ThEet hicHsy sotafen rodif Pa s ychoanalysis
VinctePeal omera 387
HegweiltL ha caonrt, h Seu bjaencdt C Iatuss e
SljaZ viozek 397
PartVI I:T ranslaftiroomnL acanE'msts
OnF reu"dT'ersbia "n tdh Pes ychoanDaelsyisrte' s
JacquLeasc an 471
CommenotnaLa ryc a'nTse xt
JcaquelsaM-iiAnll er 422
Index 429
PREFACE
BrucFei nk
SeminIaa nrIdsaI r fea arn adw athyem osatc cesosJfia bclqLeua ecsaw no'rsk s,
anyde lti ttalttee nthiabosen e dne vottode adtt eoe xplotrhieinmnpg r iTnhta.t
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ofb ackgriorsue nqdu tiogr readws hpa Lta ciausnp t oi nt heesaer ly seminars
inw hihcih"s r ettuoFr rne udfi"r asitns n ounHcieesad r.il nyfl uernuctneh se
gamut fromt ops suyrcrheiaaltirys m, toel xiinsgtupeihnstetiincaoslm,ie snmo l­
ogyt os tructuarnaGdlr iepsehmki, l otsoto hpCehh yu rfcahet rhSsu.c cessively
aJ aspeprssyicahni aaH tergieslti,a n dainaadlK elcetiipcnsiiyaacnnh, o analyst,
Lacbaeng tiown esa tvhese t raonhfdi ossw inn tetroegsetitsthnh e ee ra r1l9y5 0s,
achieavr ientgu rn atww iisttthh e "Latwciasnatis,ia "wtn e re.
Eacohft hsep eawkheorpssae p earrcseo lliecntth veiodsl upmree stheinsts
stagoefLa canw'osr iknh iosrh eorw nw aye,m phasizinga ntdh/eoorr etical
clinnioctiaolrne sl,a Ltaicnagn 'st oh wieosar rkli ineflru eanncldea st er devel­
opmenatnssdo, o nM.a noyft hsep eakers twoec roevs epares ckciehfidac p ters
ofS eminIaa nrIdsI a ,n tdh ugsr eada etao lft hmea tefroiuainlntd h osseem i­
narisssy stemaptirceaslelnyt ed ahlielnPr aer,Its I, aIa b,noI dvI TeIh .re e ader
interiengs ettteidan h ga ndolnte h meo sbta soifLc a cacno'nsc esputcashs,
thei magitnhaery ,s yamnbtdoh lei cwr,ie blaelpl l,e awsiettdhh cl ea roiftt hye
expoMsoersae.d vanced rreealdtiehswrehas thy e ws iplela hkeerruess e these
earLlayc antieaxantssa s pringfbosorao rpsdht iicdaitsecdu sosfti roannss fer­
encien,t erprheytasttiaeonrnodi,t a h,ce orn cewphtsi,ac rhbe a soendm anoyf
Lacalna'tdsee rv elopamswe enlItsln .d emeadn,oy ft htee xitsn cluhedreed
operaatst eev elreavlse ilmtasun leoupsrleys,e snetienmgi snigmlpnylo eti ons,
x BruceF ikn
whisluerr eptiitnitoruosdfluamycro irncego mpilsesxiu nae nsa ltyhteiocry ,
episteamnoedlt ohgyi,c s.
JacqueMsi·lAdl1eeavrioh nti fiesrs ts htr teaelt koos u tlining Lacan's devel­
opmentt oSp ermiioInrp,a r re setnhtipenh gi losboapchkidocrfLao alpc an's
early exapnladol rlaotuwisito nonug sn ,ds etarntdh qeu estionsi nf oremost
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ligLhatcsabo nr'rso wainnldga std eirv ergenLceevsi -fSsrttorrmau ucstsu'r al
approMaycp ha.p e"rL,o gTiicmaaeln tdh Per ecipoifSta utbiojne ctivity,"
expltohrpeer se suppaotws oiritknLi a ocnas1n 9'4s6 "aoLrgtiiTccialmaleen d
thAes sertioAnn ticoifCp earttaeidAn ntSdyal .v"Zoi ji eexkp lHaeignesl 's early
and endurionnLg a ciannfl.u ence
TurnitnogS eminIaa rnsId It hemseClovleeSstto,el Mearri,e -Helene
BrouasnsEder ,iL ca urpernetsm eannotyft h meo sbta sniocti ocnosn stitutive
ofLa catnh'eso rpeetircsaplie tnch timevi e1d5 9-0asn tdh ereafter, including the
symbotlhiiemc a,g iannatdryh ,re e aflus;lp le eacnehdm pstpye etcrha;n sfer­
encceo,ue nrttransfiedreennticfieca,an tdi inoterpnr,e tatthioeoth ne;tr h,e
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elosft hfeu nctiooftnh iseny gm bolici tnoh urend ceorn sficridsoetuv se,l oped
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critwehriiaac,rha e l revaidsyii nbL laec aena'rssle ym inFarrasn.<;G ooirsoeg ,
ClauLdeeg er, andM iDlpolrmeeirsns eipnqetucc eia fiswceh si fcahil nltt hoe
different diaggniovsuitsanis gce ncaostfteeh wgeio dvreai rieeostfc,y l inical
phenomenhae luLpsausc n adne rstand.
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firsEtn glish ttora apnpseilanpar rt ioinfLot an c aanr'tsfi rcoltmehE ee rils,
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choanparlayctatin icoc tei,o n whnioectxh p,l siwtchaiiittlntele hdy o sseem i·
narmsa,k es osfme uncoshfew haLta csaaniy nst heTmh.i1 s69 4t eixastl so
allutdoie nadn umboeftrh pea pperress einntt hveidos l ume.
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incltuhtdieeshx etr theer; o yaalstiseosc wiiatthe dwi ittt hhace no dvp ehro to,
weerg enercoouvselbryyBe adr nCaorldl wehgiefic,nh a nthceei dn doeftx h is
booaksw elMli.Ih Iaeasrl psroo vuiswd iethads hocrotm menhtaemry a doen
thairst biycL laeci anthn e c ouorfsh ei1 s99 3-s9e4m iDnoanrIe,na. d dition,
we hianvcel twuodta eldkg si vbeyMn i IiInte hre Unit"eOdPn e Srvtaetre·s ,
Prefaxcie
sioann""d A D iscuosfLs aicoa'nnaK 'nwsti tShae d",a 'nd ttehoxefats eminar
givbeyCn o leSttoel eIrs ri"anHe yls,ta enOdrb isae ssion."
Raththearns ummaarliolzft e h ecsoen tribaunttidho en s,o theorn papers
relatedo fLa ascpaethnceitoasanry n pdr aclteimtces e i,my pp rlovail diettl e
backgroontu hncidos l lection.
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thej ouarnLli teraanPtdsyu crheo alnoadgu yt,oh fnoru merouosn p bsoyo­ks
choanaanlcdyu slittsuh reaolry ,u pwc iattmhhei e d oefha o ldiinn gPa sa ervi­s
erwaele lko nsge miinnEa nrg lwiistthhh,m e e mboeftr hsEe c oleC adusee la
fruedeinn(eE,C th Fes choofop ls ychoaLnaaclfauyonns disseh dto lrbye fore
hidse ath)t hgleii vosinhn'agosr ft e h lee ctHuera epsp.r oJaacchqeude s-Alain
Mil-lheeroaftd h EeC FC,h airomftah Dnee partmenPts yocfh oaantta hley sis
UniveorfPs airVtiIIysIa ,ng de neerdaioltf ao lorl fL acasne'msis n-awrhpou t
hiimn to conmtaec wt(a Ifisw n iiths mhyia nnga ltyrtaiiacntt i hnEegC aFtt he
timeW)i.t h astshies otafEn lclei e Ragloaftwn odb ,o ooaknusL t ahcoarn ,
RogWeirl lUinaimvse irnssittrKyua ctMteeo lre , whose organizational energy
anedn thuwseiraiesn md ispaenntdsh aoebr lgea,n izaanmtdoi rosanulap lp ort
omfa nmye mboeftrhs E eC Fw,eo rgantwioz" eLda cSaenm inianEr nsg l"i sh,
thfier isJntu n1e9 8o9nL acaSne'msi Ina anrIdsIa ,nt dh see coinJndu 1 l9y90
onS emiXIn (asrte hece o mpavnoiloutnmo te h oinse pubbylS itsaUhtneei d­
verosifNte ywY orPkr eisn1s 9 9.5 )
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thep articiapnawdnh tso,cs oen triabrucetio olnlshe ecrtieen,dc lJuadceq ues­
AlaMiinl CloelreS,tto elE erri,c LMaaurreinet-B,Hr eoluEAsmnseneD e,u nand,
VincPeanlto mDeormai,n MiiqluClele aru,Ud gee rF,r an�Kooiesheal nedr ,
Fran�Gooirsoteghfi ;er fsotuc ro ntriabrauelt psororo sf eisnts hoDere spt a­r
menotfP sychoaantta hUleny isviesor fPsa irVtiIysIS Ia,in t-LDeecntbiuysr .e s
an umboefor t hmeerm boeftr hsEe C aFn odt hLearc Saenm ifnaacruc lotuyl d
nobet i ncliuntd hepedr esveonltu mteo i dnuaed etqaupaet er ecordings: our
sincaeproel otgoDi oemsi nLiaquureMe incth,Ta uerln hHeeinmSry,u llivan,
Darian Leader, SMtaurBakrr atc RhSoecbrheG,nrr etoi oadmne,Rdr u msa­n,
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atuarneNde g atianoodnne ,o ft heed itooftr hvsio sl uRmoeb.eS rta muiesl s
the aoufBth eotrw Peheinl oasnoPdps hyoyca hnyaslisL:a c'aRsne construc­
tiooFfnr eSulda.Zvi ozje akr eisse aarttc hIhene srti ftouSrto ec ioilnLuoj bgly­
janSal,o venaiuat,oh ofnar un mde rboouooskn sL acpaontl,i iacnsfild,m .
Onb ehoafthl eft hreedei tooftrh pser esveonltuI wm oeu,ll idtk ote h ank
alolfth es peahkeerfreost r h egirra cious ignse pneeartkoouis snii gnwt h ya t
wafso mra noyft heamf oretiognnga unefd,o s roc leaanredll ye gfaonrtmluy­
latLiancgav ni'efswo usrs S .p ecthiaanlgko st o FDrra.n �Gooir,swo ehgo or ga-