Navigating the Roles of Instruction and Avoiding Academic Trappings in Psychoanalysis

This chapter delves into Lacan's approach to teaching psychoanalysis, emphasizing the balance between transmitting knowledge and avoiding the pitfalls of traditional academic authority. It explores his careful navigation of presenting analytic theory and technique without falling into the trap of being perceived as an all-knowing figure, moving into discussions on the Discourse of the Hysteric and the Discourse of the Analyst.