{"product_id":"the-logic-of-fantasy-in-william-marcos-silva-9798277158432","title":"The Logic of Fantasy in Lacan: Desire, Object 'a' and the Clinical Structure of the Subject: A Guide to Understanding Lacan's Fundamental Matheme","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Logic of Fantasy in Lacan\u003c\/b\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eWilliam Marcos\u003c\/b\u003e, a Brazilian psychoanalyst and philosopher, is the definitive guide for readers who want to understand - in a clear, precise, and rigorously argued way - one of the most enigmatic and decisive concepts in Lacanian psychoanalysis: \u003cb\u003efantasy (phantasm)\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing from Lacan's main Seminars (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, and 20), William Marcos presents a complete conceptual path that explains: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow the subject sustains desire, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow the \u003cb\u003eobjet a\u003c\/b\u003e operates within fantasy, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhy fantasy structures the subject's position, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003ehow it functions as a screen, a logical operator, and a clinical axis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving from Freud to Lacan, with references to Winnicott, the book demonstrates that fantasy: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eis an \u003cb\u003eoriginal structure\u003c\/b\u003e, not a daydream;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003efunctions as a \u003cb\u003elogical montage\u003c\/b\u003e, not imagination;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003esupports desire and defines the subject's relation to the Real;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eorganizes symptoms, repetition, and defenses;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003estands at the \u003cb\u003ecenter of the Lacanian clinic\u003c\/b\u003e - the point from which the \u003ci\u003ecrossing of fantasy\u003c\/i\u003e becomes possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten in a didactic yet rigorous style, this unpublished work is ideal both for students of psychoanalysis and psychology, and for experienced clinicians who want to finally clarify - with conceptual precision - one of the most misunderstood themes in Lacanian theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book shows why no other psychoanalytic tradition has produced a structural theory of fantasy comparable to Lacan's - and why understanding the \u003cb\u003ephantasm\u003c\/b\u003e means understanding the very heart of the clinic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for courses, study groups, supervision, and professional training.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Marcos Silva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798277158432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.30d","brand":"William Marcos Silva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48437600059647,"sku":"9798277158432","price":16.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e2cc938e-ce0c-471e-8d43-9bd473b56dc6.jpg?v=1777162834","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-logic-of-fantasy-in-william-marcos-silva-9798277158432","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}