The Singularity of Being: Lacan and the Immortal Within

Author’s Note

ix Author’s Note In this book, I use the lower-case other to refer to the intersubjective other (the other person).When the word is capitalized, it refers to the Lacanian big Other (the symbolic order). Many of the authors I quote do not adhere to this distinction, but their usage should be clear from the context. I have opted for the pronoun it when referring to the human “subject” in order to avoid unnecessary gendering. Otherwise, he and she are used randomly, depending on context and author’s whim. Lacan’s seminars are cited by reference to the year in which he delivered the lecture in question. T HE SINGULARITY OF BEING ...