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Welcome to [[No Subject]], a free online resource containing information related to the interconnected fields of [[psychoanalysis]], [[politics]], and [[philosophy]].   
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Welcome to [[No Subject]], a free online resource for information related to the fields of [[psychoanalysis]], [[politics]], and [[philosophy]].   
  
Information is presented in a manner that permits what [[French]] [[psychoanalysis|psychoanalyst]] [[Jacques Lacan]] called a "kind of tightening up" which "leave[s] the reader no other way out than the way in."<ref>Lacan, Jacques. [[The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious or Reason Since Freud]]. 1977, p. 146/.493</ref>  
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The website presents information in a manner that permits what [[French]] [[psychoanalysis|psychoanalyst]] [[Jacques Lacan]] called a "kind of tightening up" that "leave[s] the reader no other way out than the way in."<ref>Lacan, Jacques. [[The Agency of the Letter in the Unconscious or Reason Since Freud]]. 1977, p. 146/.493</ref>  
  
Whereas Lacan preferred his writings "to be difficult," the purpose of this website is to provide an accessible "way in," that is, as an authoritative and intelligible introduction to the texts of key thinkers.  
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The purpose of this website is to provide a more accessible "way in," that is, by offering an authoritative and intelligible introduction to the key texts of important thinkers.  
  
The articles are intended to guide the visitor in his or her own interests and to facilitate his or her own studies. For this reason, they are cross-referenced, with links to other relevant articles as well as to external websites and reference materials.
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The articles are intended to guide the visitor in his or her own interests and to facilitate his or her own studies, and are thus cross-referenced with links to other relevant articles, external websites and reference materials.
  
[[No Subject]] is a community-driven website where visitors come to acquire knowledge as well as share their own in a collaborative way.
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[[No Subject]] is a community-driven website where visitors come not only to acquire knowledge but also to share their own in a collaborative manner.
  
Visitors are invited to contribute by clicking on the "Edit" tab in an article that one wishes to improve.   
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Anyone who visits the website is invited to contribute (by adding, removing articles, correcting information, etc.) by simply clicking on the "Edit" tab in the article that one wishes to improve.   
  
Thus, the articles presented here are never complete, but rather are continually edited and improved over time, after a long process of discussion, debate and argument.
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Thus, the articles presented here are continually edited and improved over time, often involved in intense discussion, debate and argument.
  
 
Visitors should take a few moments to read the tutorial before contributing to this website.
 
Visitors should take a few moments to read the tutorial before contributing to this website.

Revision as of 21:07, 4 June 2006

Welcome to No Subject, a free online resource for information related to the fields of psychoanalysis, politics, and philosophy.

The website presents information in a manner that permits what French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan called a "kind of tightening up" that "leave[s] the reader no other way out than the way in."[1]

The purpose of this website is to provide a more accessible "way in," that is, by offering an authoritative and intelligible introduction to the key texts of important thinkers.

The articles are intended to guide the visitor in his or her own interests and to facilitate his or her own studies, and are thus cross-referenced with links to other relevant articles, external websites and reference materials.

No Subject is a community-driven website where visitors come not only to acquire knowledge but also to share their own in a collaborative manner.

Anyone who visits the website is invited to contribute (by adding, removing articles, correcting information, etc.) by simply clicking on the "Edit" tab in the article that one wishes to improve.

Thus, the articles presented here are continually edited and improved over time, often involved in intense discussion, debate and argument.

Visitors should take a few moments to read the tutorial before contributing to this website.