Analyses Lacan’s article ‘The Freudian Thing’ which only appeared in the full English translation in 2006

Offers insight into Lacan’s notoriously dense and intimating work ‘Ecrits’

Situates “The Freudian Thing” within the broader sweep of Lacan’s intellectual project

Adrian Johnston is a Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico, and a faculty member at the Emory Psychoanalytic Institute in Atlanta, USA. His most recent book is Adventures in Transcendental Materialism: Dialogues with Contemporary Thinkers.