The Truths of Psychoanalysis

Dealing with the matter of truth

Truth has always been a central philosophical category, occupying different fields of knowledge and practice. In the current moment of fake news and alternative facts, it is mandatory to revisit the various meanings of truth. Departing from various approaches to psychoanalytic theory and practice, the authors gathered in this book offer critical reflections and insights about truth and its effects. In articulations of psychoanalysis with (for instance) philosophy, ethics, and politics, the reader will find discussions about issues such as knowledge, love, and clinical practice, all marked by the matter of truth.

Contributors: Carin Franzén (Stockholm University), Derek Humphreys (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord), Christian Dunker (University of São Paulo), Peter Jansson (Dalarna University), Laurie Laufer (Université Paris Diderot), Patricia Gherovici (Das Unbehagen), Nicolas Evzonas (Université Paris Diderot), Mladen Dolar (University of Ljubljana), Augusto Ismerim (University of São Paulo), Jasper Feyaerts (Ghent University), Nelson da Silva Junior(University of São Paulo), Paulo Beer (University of São Paulo), Vladimir Safatle (University of São Paulo), Samo Tomšič (Humboldt University)

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Introduction Jasper Feyaerts & Paulo Beer
PART 1Truth in Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice
Chapter 1 The Virtue of Truth, Ignorance, and Love A Reflection on Lacan’s Theory of the Subject Carin Franzén
Chapter 2 Where the Truth Lies in Psychoanalysis The Role of Fictional Construction Derek Humphreys
Chapter 3 Feminine Identification and Infinite Mourning Christian Dunker
Chapter 4 The Truth of the Real Peter Jansson
Chapter 5 Truth and Sexuality Foucault, the Genealogist of Psychoanalysis Laurie Laufer
Chapter 6 Yearning to Be Authenticity and Truth in Clinical Psychoanalytic Practice Patricia Gherovici
Chapter 7 The Truth of Gender Psychoanalysis’s Unthinkable Trauma Nicolas Evzonas
PART 2Psychoanalysis and the Philosophy of Truth
Chapter 8 Sophist’s Choice Mladen Dolar
Chapter 9 Consistency and Contradiction Two Logical Aspects of Truth in Psychoanalysis Augusto Ismerim
Chapter 10 On Saying More than One Knows Psychoanalysis, Truth, and Subjectivity Jasper Feyaerts
PART 3Toward a Psychoanalytic Politics of Truth
Chapter 11 The Politics of Truth and Its Transformation in Neoliberalism The Subject-Supposed-to-Know in Algorithmic Times Nelson da Silva Junior
Chapter 12 Resistance and Truth Between Psychoanalysis and Politics Paulo Beer
Chapter 13 Revolution and Liquidation of Transference The Subjective Destitution as a Procedure of Social Emancipation Vladimir Safatle
Chapter 14 Critique of Epistemic Economy (Fragments) Samo Tomšič
About the Authors

Jasper Feyaerts

Jasper Feyaerts is a philosopher and doctor of clinical psychology (Ghent University), currently affiliated as a professor of clinical psychology with the Department of Psychoanalysis and Clinical Consulting (Ghent University) and the Centre for Contextual Psychiatry (KU Leuven).

Paulo Beer

Paulo Beer is a psychoanalyst, professor and researcher in São Paulo, Brazil.