Asexuality and Psychoanalysis: A Groundbreaking Exploration

Asexuality, a long-overlooked aspect of human sexuality, has finally found a voice in the realm of psychoanalytic research. In “Asexuality and Freudian-Lacanian Psychoanalysis: Towards a Theory of an Enigma,” Kevin Murphy shines a light on this enigmatic concept, proposing that asexuality is, in fact, a libidinally founded desire for no sexual desire.

Defining Asexuality

Asexuality is characterized by the experience of having no sexual attraction towards another person. Despite being an emerging self-defined sexual orientation, it has received scant attention from psychoanalytic research. This book marks a significant milestone as the first in-depth exploration of asexuality from a Freudian-Lacanian perspective.

Understanding Human Sexual Desire

By employing Freudian concepts, this book delves into the intricacies of human sexual desire, providing a nuanced understanding of the complex dynamics at play. Lacanian theoretical tools are also utilized to examine how asexuality can sustain itself in the absence of Other-directed sexual desire.

Asexuality as a Mirror to Contemporary Society

This groundbreaking research argues that asexuality holds a mirror to our contemporary sexualized society, which often assumes sexual attraction and eroticism as the benchmarks for experiencing sexual desire. Additionally, it proposes that asexuality may be a previously unrecognized form of human sexuality, offering new insights into the range and breadth of what it means to be a sexual being.

Relevance and Application

This book is an invaluable resource for psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, university lecturers, researchers, and students interested in asexuality, sexuality, and the human sex drive. Its thought-provoking insights will also appeal to those curious about the complexities of human sexuality.

Product Details:
Publisher: Routledge
1st edition: December 5, 2022
Language: English
Hardcover: 180 pages
ISBN-10: 1032103574
ISBN-13: 978-1032103570