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A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis

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A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis

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A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis is a recurring book in the Astral Codex Ten archive, appearing 2 times across 2 issues between February 21, 2022 and April 26, 2022. The archive places it in contexts such as “predict how many “likes” I would get by reviewing A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis”; ""A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis""; “But I kept thinking about it while reading A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis , by Bruce Fink”. It most often appears alongside ACX Grants, Akhorahil, aphantasis.

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  • Category: Books
  • Mention count: 2
  • Issue count: 2
  • First seen: February 21, 2022
  • Last seen: April 26, 2022

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Open Thread 212
February 21, 2022 · Original source
3: I’m running an experiment with letting conditional prediction markets decide which books I’ll review. I’ve opened a bunch of play money Manifold markets trying to predict how many “likes” I would get by reviewing Nixonland, Whither Socialism, Penelope’s Dream Of Twenty Geese, The Search For The Perfect Health System, something by Rene Girard, The Power Of The Powerless, or A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis. I don’t promise to definitely review whichever one gets the highest percent chance, but it will probably affect my decision. I realize there are many ways this could go wrong, which is why I’m describing it as an “experiment” - still, predict if you want!
Inline links: Nixonland, Whither Socialism, Penelope’s Dream Of Twenty Geese, The Search For The Perfect Health System, something by Rene Girard, The Power Of The Powerless, A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis
Book Review: A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis
April 26, 2022 · Original source
I know this is a weird way to start this book review. But I kept thinking about it while reading A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis, by Bruce Fink. Psychoanalysis - like AI alignment - is about how newly-created entities get desires, and what happens if the desire they get isn’t the one other people wanted them to have. Fink writes:
Inline links: A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis
Why did I read A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis?
So the real question is: why did you want me to read A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis? Except that of course I don’t know if any of you actually wanted this. The real real question is: why did forecasters think that you would want me to review A Clinical Introduction To Lacanian Psychoanalysis?