Duane Rousselle, PhDKarachi, on EidKarachi is an interesting place today. The streets are empty and hallow. Few shops are open. Perhaps you find, as I did, a cafe has opened…2 min read·Apr 10, 2024----
Duane Rousselle, PhDNotes: Freud’s “The Acquisition and Control of Fire” (1931)This short and enigmatic essay seems to demonstrate a movement in Freud’s thinking. He picked up a footnote from his Civilization and…8 min read·Apr 8, 2024----
Duane Rousselle, PhDGods, All AloneOur western secular age appears to have abolished God. But these atheists are indeed the most pious.1 min read·Apr 7, 2024----
Duane Rousselle, PhDThe Eternal ParadigmThe domain of politics — discourse, which is always founded on mastery— has eroded. Paradoxically, ours is a time when everything is…2 min read·Mar 31, 2024--1--1
Duane Rousselle, PhDReal DialecticsReal dialectics? Today, we witness the dialectic increasingly within the real. My basic axiom is the following: no dialectics without…1 min read·Mar 12, 2024----
Duane Rousselle, PhDThere Are Four DiscoursesOne of the questions that I’ve been pursuing concerns ‘foreclosure and the four discourses’ within the Lacanian orientation. Here are some…7 min read·Feb 28, 2024----
Duane Rousselle, PhDNotes: “Everyone is MadThe orientation for the congresses of the World Association of Psychoanalysis, during the year 2024, came under the title “Everyone is…10 min read·Feb 26, 2024--1--1
Duane Rousselle, PhDDeath is a DreamI was struck by a statement that Lacan made shortly before his death, to Catherine Millot, which is documented in the latest issue of The…5 min read·Feb 25, 2024----
Duane Rousselle, PhDWhat is an Adult?I opened my phone. An algorithm had decided to force a memory back into view: she was kissing me on the cheek. It was several years ago…3 min read·Feb 21, 2024----