> It seems to be a problem with his pastiche of the New Criticism and post structuralism. Post structuralism apparently takes into account the bias of the self in trying to think,which could be the purpose of his chapter involving Lacan. It is probably true that you personally can learn nothing about anything by looking at yourself. (Kate Sullivan)
Ouch! If anybody is keeping score, give Kate 3 points for that zinger. One of the reasons Lacan had difficulty getting certified as a practitioner was that his treatment plan did not aim for closure. It could continue as long as somebody was paying for it, because, of course, self analysis can continue forever. Which makes it less like therapy, and more like recreation. I would recommend a behavior and goal based program of therapy, myself. BTW - Berger's chapter on Lacan was about "Giving oneself to be seen; assuming the armor of an alienating identity" - and it followed Berger's assertion that Elias's "central theme of effect of societal change and emergent autocracy on discourses and practices of self representation" ... is "flawed but generative: it contains in confused forms the seeds of an account that can be better articulated in the terms of Lacanian psychoanalysis" Berger's chapter on Lacan had nothing to do with "taking into account the bias of the self in trying to think" Please read the book, Kate, if you're going to comment on it. ____________________________________________________________ Small Business Tools Find solutions for your business. Click here and get it done now! http://thirdpartyoffers.netzero.net/TGL2231/c?cp=xHMBxS2ersmzuaqbuqtyswAAJz6c l_zTaptgNR5c8Mer1v9kAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARMQAAAAA=
