Lacan in the End Times: In the Name of the Absent Father

This book explores the themes of the Father's absence in modern society, the decline of mental health, and the potential for terrorism to replace the father. It also examines the atomized world's turn towards extremism and utopian dreams and concludes with evidence for God's presence in the world.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 234 pages
Publication date: 09 September 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This captivating book delves into profound themes surrounding the Father, His absence in modern society, and the alarming decline of mental health. The nature of this decline presents a unique opportunity for psychoanalytical theorization, considering the interplay between the intensity of internal objects and exposure to the Real. In the first part of the book, the author highlights the overlooked aspect of who currently fills the crucial role of providing the "narrow footbridge" between anxiety and death, as referred to by Lacan. Additionally, the author explores the question of what form of terror or terrorism should replace the absent father and how reality can be restored to stability. The second part of the book takes a deeper dive into the atomized world, exploring various perspectives. It examines Ireland's radical psychoanalysis through Hanaghans work, Levinasian ethics, Gnostic belief in an evil world, and the clinical exploration of the death drive. The conclusion of the book turns towards the realm of the God beyond God, presenting overwhelming evidence for His presence in the world. Lacan in the End Times will captivate a wide range of readers, including psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, counselors, social workers, and scholars engaged in critical theory, philosophy, cultural theory, literary theory, and theology.

Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032125275