The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis
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The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis is a seminal work by Jacques Lacan that systematically presents his reinterpretation of Freudian theory through key ideas such as the unconscious, repetition, transference, and the drive.
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Target entity: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis Context triple: [Jacques Lacan, notableWork, The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis]
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Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945 is a seminal collection of Melanie Klein’s psychoanalytic papers that helped establish and develop object relations theory and child analysis.
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The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique
The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique is a seminal psychoanalytic paper by Sándor Ferenczi that explores the need for flexibility and adaptability in the analyst’s method and therapeutic stance.
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The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud
The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud is the authoritative English translation and scholarly edition of Freud’s writings, edited and annotated by James Strachey and collaborators.
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A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud
A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential work *Eros and Civilization*, which offers a critical, psychoanalytic and philosophical reinterpretation of Freud’s theories in relation to society and liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis Target entity description: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis is a seminal work by Jacques Lacan that systematically presents his reinterpretation of Freudian theory through key ideas such as the unconscious, repetition, transference, and the drive.
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A.
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945
Contributions to Psycho-Analysis, 1921–1945 is a seminal collection of Melanie Klein’s psychoanalytic papers that helped establish and develop object relations theory and child analysis.
-
B.
The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique
The Elasticity of Psycho-Analytic Technique is a seminal psychoanalytic paper by Sándor Ferenczi that explores the need for flexibility and adaptability in the analyst’s method and therapeutic stance.
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C.
The Psycho-Analysis of Children
The Psycho-Analysis of Children is a foundational psychoanalytic work by Melanie Klein that established key concepts of child analysis and object relations theory.
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D.
The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud
The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud is the authoritative English translation and scholarly edition of Freud’s writings, edited and annotated by James Strachey and collaborators.
-
E.
A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud
A Philosophical Inquiry into Freud is the subtitle of Herbert Marcuse’s influential work *Eros and Civilization*, which offers a critical, psychoanalytic and philosophical reinterpretation of Freud’s theories in relation to society and liberation.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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psychoanalytic text ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
clinical psychoanalysis
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philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| author | Jacques Lacan ⓘ |
| basedOn | seminar ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
repetition
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the drive ⓘ the unconscious ⓘ transference ⓘ |
| containsConceptualReworkingOf |
Freudian drive theory
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linked to:
Freudian psychoanalysis
Freudian repetition compulsion ⓘ Freudian transference ⓘ Freudian unconscious ⓘ
linked to:
Freudian psychoanalysis
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| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| editor | Jacques-Alain Miller ⓘ |
| hasForm | edited transcript ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary psychoanalytic theory
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critical theory ⓘ cultural studies ⓘ film theory ⓘ literary theory ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
drive and jouissance
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function of transference in analysis ⓘ relation between psychoanalysis and science ⓘ repetition and trauma ⓘ role of the analyst ⓘ status of the subject in psychoanalysis ⓘ structure of the unconscious ⓘ subject of the unconscious ⓘ unconscious structured like a language ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacques Lacan's Seminars
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linked to:
Lacanian seminars
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| philosophicalInfluence |
Claude Lévi-Strauss
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Ferdinand de Saussure ⓘ Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel ⓘ
linked to:
G. W. F. Hegel
Immanuel Kant ⓘ Martin Heidegger ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions du Seuil ⓘ |
| seminarNumber | Seminar XI ⓘ |
| seminarYears | 1964 ⓘ |
| subject |
Freudian theory
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Lacanian theory ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation |
post-structuralism
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structuralism ⓘ |
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Les quatre concepts fondamentaux de la psychanalyse
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linked to: The Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis