When the book was published, Lacan sent a signed copy of the book to Martin Heidegger. It would seem that Heidegger was not impressed, given that he wrote in a letter to Medard Boss: “You too have no doubt received Lacan’s large tome. Personally, I haven’t so far been able to get anything at all out of this obviously outlandish text.” Heidegger wrote again a few months later: “It seems to me that the psychiatrist needs a psychiatrist”.

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