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A Psychoanalysis of Act and Action: An Itinerary through Lacan, Philosophy, and Crime

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A Psychoanalysis of Act and Action brings together the study of the philosophy of action and Jacques Lacan’s psychoanalytic theory. Drawing on the works of Freud and Lacan, this book examines desire and the unconscious as key frameworks for understanding action. Londoño-Paredes explores key premises in the philosophy of action, while demonstrating how these may fall short in light of Lacan’s ideas. The book proposes an alternative to dominant philosophical interpretations, exploring Lacan’s framework through concepts such as the graph, the act, the transgressive act, acting out, and passage à l’acte. The paradoxes of action, along with forms of action that carry moral and symbolic weight are examined from a psychoanalytic perspective, helping us to understand the interpretive boundaries of action. By intertwining philosophical and psychoanalytic perspectives with clinical illustrations of real crimes, the book offers a fresh approach to action and act. A Psychoanalysis of Act and Action will be essential for psychoanalytically informed readers interested in Lacan. It will also be of interest to academics and scholars of the philosophy of mind and action, cultural studies, and mental disorders.

Table of Contents:
Introduction Chapter 1. Action and the Psychoanalytic Issues of a Concept. A Strategy Towards a New Conception of Action Chapter 2. Sifting Action Through the Strainer of Desire and Psychoanalysis: The Graph of Desire (Part I) Chapter 3. Reinterpreting Action Through the Drive and Fantasy: The Graph of Desire (Part II) Chapter 4. The Psychoanalytic Setting as the Linguistic Key of Action Chapter 5. Paradoxes of Action: The passage à l’acte and Unmotivated Crime Chapter 6. The Socio-Anthropological Background of Action: Between Determinism and Free Will Chapter 7. Phantasy and Fundamental Fantasy: A Tour Through Anglo-analytic Philosophy of Psychoanalysis Chapter 8. The Serial Killer’s Act and the passage à l’acte, or How to Describe Radical Action Chapter 9. A Critical Appraisal of the Ethics of Action: A Brief Psychoanalytic Review Chapter 10. Action Caught up in the Drift of the Group: The Collective Push of Action Display Conclusion References to J. Lacan’s Works References to S. Freud’s Works General References Index


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  • ISBN-13: 9781041071433
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 198
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1041071434
  • Publisher Date: 29 Sep 2025
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: An Itinerary through Lacan, Philosophy, and Crime


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