A «psychotic ferocity». Wittgenstein and Lacan – In this paper,I shall analyse the relationship between Lacan and Wittgenstein. Thepassages in the (published and unpublished) Seminars are discussed whereLacan explicitly quotes Wittgenstein. What Lacan finds in the Tractatusis: a) a consistent description of the logical system of language; b) a pre-cise analysis of the place of an autonomous subject (or, better, lackthereof) in the system of language. This is consonant with Lacan’s rep-resentation of the grip of language on the body. Wittgenstein thinks thata way of breaking free of language lies in what he calls the «Mystical».In this paper I claim that Lacan’s conception of psychoanalysis beginswhere Wittgenstein said one must stop by passing over in silence (Trac-tatus, § 7). From this point of view, one can interpret Lacan’s work asan attempt to imagine the shape of proposition 8 of the Tractatus.
Una «ferocia psicotica». Wittgenstein e Lacan
CIMATTI, Felice
2016-01-01
Abstract
A «psychotic ferocity». Wittgenstein and Lacan – In this paper,I shall analyse the relationship between Lacan and Wittgenstein. Thepassages in the (published and unpublished) Seminars are discussed whereLacan explicitly quotes Wittgenstein. What Lacan finds in the Tractatusis: a) a consistent description of the logical system of language; b) a pre-cise analysis of the place of an autonomous subject (or, better, lackthereof) in the system of language. This is consonant with Lacan’s rep-resentation of the grip of language on the body. Wittgenstein thinks thata way of breaking free of language lies in what he calls the «Mystical».In this paper I claim that Lacan’s conception of psychoanalysis beginswhere Wittgenstein said one must stop by passing over in silence (Trac-tatus, § 7). From this point of view, one can interpret Lacan’s work asan attempt to imagine the shape of proposition 8 of the Tractatus.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
