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What Remains of a Father? The Absent Fathers of Our Time

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What Remains of a Father? The Absent Fathers of Our Time
19.99 €
In an era of evaporating paternal imagery and the disintegration of the traditional family structure, who or what can assume the role of father? What remains of the father after the loss of his ideal? And how can desire be transmitted from one generation to the next in a period when the patriarchal model no longer works and the exemplary Father Oedipus has completely lost his authority? And what does it mean to "inherit" the capacity to desire? How do desire and the Law reconcile? Drawing on the works of Sigmund Freud and Jean-Baptiste Lacan, the author creates the features of a weakened, yet vital, father figure. Fatherhood, stripped of its powerful and majestic aura, remains significant. His unique role as a witness, which acquires ethical value in our time, is of the utmost importance.
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