Lacan ◊ Derrida

Abstract

There is no novelty in describing and discussing a relationship between Lacan and Derrida, as much has been written on the subject‑both pro and con‑linking them from different perspectives. Some authors postulate Lacan with Derrida, and others against. I have inserted a lozenge between their names because there is a tension in their relationship/ non-relationship, which implies both union and disjunction, in the perspective of a theoretical encounter that is as necessary as it is impossible. Hence the lozenge both joins and separates their names: their respective works, although completely different, at the same time reflect at least a partial, mutual awareness. However, what prevails in the comparison is the différance [difference/deferring], the Derridian signifier that will become one of the main issues in this presentation.[1]

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