{"product_id":"the-jouissance-principle-christian-fierens-9780367519018","title":"The Jouissance Principle: Kant, Sade and Lacan on the Ethical Functioning of the Unconscious","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christian Fierens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367519011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367519018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.48d","brand":"Christian Fierens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982213349631,"sku":"9780367519018","price":42.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_46c5263e-506d-4abb-9699-cd071c050dc7.jpg?v=1683259863","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-jouissance-principle-christian-fierens-9780367519018","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}