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[[Image:ZizekLacan.gif|none|Slavoj ŽižekJacques Lacan]]
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'''Slavoj ŽižekJacques-Marie-Émile Lacan''' (born March 21April 13, 1949) is a Slovenian sociologist1901 – September 9, philosopher and cultural critic. He was born in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia1981), and received a D.A. in Philosophy in Ljubljana and studied Psychoanalysis at the University of Paris. In 1990 he was a candidate with the party "Liberal Democracy of Slovenia" for president of the Republic of Slovenia.He received a Bachelor of Arts (philosophy and sociology, 1971), Master of Arts (philosophy, 1975), and Doctor of Arts (philosophy, 1981) at the Department of Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, Ljubljana.He received a D.A. in Philosophy in Ljubljana in 1981 French [[psychoanalyst]] and studied Psychoanalysis at the University of Paris[[psychiatrist]].
His work, like most psychoanalytic work, owes a heavy, explicit debt to [[Sigmund Freud]], but also drew from a number of other fields, including [[linguistics]], [[philosophy]], and [[mathematics]]. This interdisciplinary focus in his work has led him to be an important figure in many fields beyond [[psychoanalysis]] - particularly within [[critical theory]]. His central idea was that the human subject is a creation of its use of language. From this understanding Lacan develops his study of psychoanalysis and his treatment strategies. His work, while controversial, continues to influence the development of psychoanalysis worldwide. In France and elsewhere various "schools" of Lacanian thought have emerged. '''[[Slavoj ŽižekJacques Lacan|Continue...]]'''
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