In this lecture, we will examine Lacan’s principle of “return to Freud,” where Lacan (1901-1981) reinterpreted Freud’s teachings, claiming that Freud’s works, born in the 19th century (1856-1939) and deceased during World War II, were not properly understood by his peers and students. By revisiting the fundamental concepts of Freud and Lacan, we will highlight their common features and the points Lacan added to Freud’s work.
Bio:
During his student years at the University of Strasbourg, he worked with French philosopher Jean-Luc Nancy and had the opportunity to meet notable thinkers of the time, such as Jacques Derrida and Roland Barthes, through his mentor. He completed his master’s degree at the same university, specializing in Philosophy and Literature (with theses on Flaubert in literature and Kant in philosophy). For his doctoral studies at Paris-8 University, he focused on Rimbaud in literature and the relationship between Hegel and Marx in philosophy.
He has taught philosophy and cinema courses at institutions such as Galatasaray High School, Bursa Işıklar Military High School, Uludağ University, and Galatasaray University.
In addition to being fluent in French, he also has an excellent command of German, Latin, Ancient Greek, English, Spanish, and Italian. In his various courses, he conducts comparative analyses of philosophical texts, as well as poetry, literary, and theatrical works in these languages. He has provided simultaneous translations for psychoanalysts like Roudinesco, Hoffmann, Meignand, Major, and philosophers such as Antonio Negri, Jean-Luc Nancy, Alain Badiou, and Jacques Rancière when they visited Turkey. Furthermore, he has contributed numerous translated works to Turkish literature.
