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Re: Another take on science....

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In a message dated 04/11/2003 1:24:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
kenneth.mackendrick@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> The problem I generally find with criticism of Lacan and the "new Lacanians"
> (including thinkers such as Zizek, Salecl, and Copjec) is that the bulk of
> them reveal a blatant and irresponsible unfamiliarity with his work and
> thought

This cannot be overemphasized.  The anti-intellectualism directed at Lacan's
work is itself psychopathological, the very antithesis of intellectual
openness, and finds it corollary in the vicious response to Freud when he
first began publishing.   Ralph Alpha's particular form of vileness is
typical of that period, i.e., of the bourgeois response.  It's also pertinent
to note that the central focus of psychoanalysis is repressed sexuality,
which was what pissed off the bourgeoisie off in Freud's day, and in ours.

joe brennan


"He's a bourgeois man, he lives in a bourgeoisie town.
   I got the bourgeois blues, gonna spread the word around."

Huddie Ledbetter.....






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This cannot be overemphasized.&nbsp; The anti-intellectualism directed at La=
can's work is itself psychopathological, the very antithesis of intellectual=
 openness, and finds it corollary in the vicious response to Freud when he f=
irst began publishing.&nbsp;&nbsp; Ralph Alpha's particular form of vileness=
 is typical of that period, i.e., of the bourgeois response.&nbsp; It's also=
 pertinent to note that the central focus of psychoanalysis is repressed sex=
uality, which was what pissed off the bourgeoisie off in Freud's day, and in=
 ours.<BR>
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joe brennan<BR>
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