Description
It isn't pagan, for it is found in the Bible. He who speaks from the burning bush says of Himself that He doesn't have just one Name. In other words, the Father has no proper Name. It is not a figure of speech, but rather a function. The Father has as many names as the function has props.
What is its function? The religious function par excellence, that of tying things together. What things? The signifier and the signified, law and desire, thought and the body. In short, the symbolic and the imaginary. Yet if these two become tied to the real in a three-part knot, the Name-of-the-Father is no longer anything but mere semblance. On the other hand, if without it everything falls apart, it is the symptom of a failed knotting.
- Jacques-Alain Miller
About the Author
Jacques Lacan (1901-1981) was one of the twentieth-century's most influential thinkers. His many works include Ecrits, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psycho-analysis and the many volumes of The Seminar.
Book Information
ISBN 9780745659923
Author Jacques Lacan
Format Paperback
Page Count 96
Imprint Polity Press
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 145g
Dimensions(mm) 193mm * 127mm * 12mm