Psychoanalysis and Philosophy in Berlin
One of Lacan's most intriguing conceptualisations is that of the "Real". Distinct from the "symbolic" and "imaginary" registers, the Real has been accompanying Lacan's teaching from the very beginning - gaining centre stage in the later years of his seminars. But what is the Real? First of all, let us acknowledge that it is not… Continue reading The Lacanian Real
Do you also have an elderly uncle which, at family gatherings, keeps on telling you "I feel I'm withering away, you'll see, a couple more month and its cancer for me!". Or maybe its your grandfather, which keeps a blood pressure monitor next to his bed, checking his stats three times a day, never forgetting… Continue reading Hypochondria
Leon Brenner 