Alain Juranville

Alain Juranville
Organization details
Type	Philosopher and psychoanalyst
Orientation	Lacanian
Operations
Headquarters	Paris, France
Publications	Lacan et la philosophie (1984); Inconscient, capitalisme et fin de l'histoire (198?)

Alain Juranville is a French philosopher and psychoanalyst whose work bridges Jacques Lacan's teachings with philosophical traditions, notably developing a "Hegelianism of the unconscious."

Juranville is recognized for analyzing Lacan's discourse in philosophical terms, emphasizing its distinction from traditional philosophy and its implications for the unconscious. His contributions explore intersections between Lacanian psychoanalysis, Emmanuel Levinas, and critiques of metaphysics.

Key works

• Lacan et la philosophie (1984): Examines Lacan's relation to philosophy, including his use of the Borromean knot as a philosophical construct beyond the Oedipus complex.
• Inconscient, capitalisme et fin de l'histoire: l'actualité de la philosophie: Addresses the unconscious, capitalism, and the end of history in philosophical and psychoanalytic contexts.

Theoretical contributions

Juranville interprets Lacan as revising Freudian concepts like the Oedipus complex through a universal structure of desire, drawing on Levinas's metaphysical desire while distinguishing it from metaphysical discourse. He positions Lacanian discourse as a "new way of using language to organize jouissance", countering philosophical paths with the affirmation of the unconscious.

His philosophy is characterized as "un hégélianisme de l'inconscient", integrating Hegelian dialectics with Lacanian insights into the unconscious.

See also

• Jacques Lacan
• Philosophy and psychoanalysis
• Hegel and psychoanalysis