Introduction

This is the second part of a conversation Ryan Engley had with Slavoy Zeejek about Lacan and his relationship to Hegel. Rick Boothby's claim is that all of Lacan subsequent thought is in some way a retreat from the radicality of dosting now I knew I so I asked Slavoy about that knowing that this was not his position rightKnowing that this would be a kind of provocative it would be a provocative thing to say to him and to get his reaction. The trajectory of Lacan's thought comes up to a certain point and then it goes down with her more or less precipitously for both men.