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April 13, 2013

April 13, 1901

Jacques  Lacan (April 13, 1901 to September 9, 1981) was a famous French philosopher who insisted he based his ideas on Freud's insights. Evaluating him is complicated because of the English distate for rigorous philosophy; Lacan may verify their suspicions about continental philosophy. Lacan may be the rule which proves the exception. 

See how easy it is to verbally run on? There is a delight which comes from formulating distinctions; this delight functions to authenticate the words. This fun though can obscure the need for rigorous precision. I suspect Lacan falls into this trap. He may construct verbal  mazes to give the impression he is pressing towards some kind of transcendence without actually ever getting over the hedge.  But I am not sure, I can't tell what he is trying to say.  Fortunately he did say something we can quote:

Debts are like rats on a ship without a cat... They devours a boat in no time.

I know that is true.



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