Weeks 12-15: The Borromean Synthesis
The course culminates in the Borromean Knot, Lacan's late topological model that ties together the three registers. Here we achieve a synthesis of the preceding material and examine its implications for clinical practice and self-understanding.
Topics include:
The Borromean Knot: Real, Symbolic, Imaginary intertwined
The sinthome and its stabilizing function
Jouissance and its various modalities
Clinical structures: neurosis, psychosis, perversion
Applications: What it means to "know" oneself
[Content to be developed from course materials]