The unconscious

The Unconscious: Where Desire Lives updates one of Sigmund Freud's most important texts

The unconscious can be considered the most important text in so-called Freudian metapsychology, defined by psychoanalyst Daniel Omar Perez as an "attempt at formalization that embraces singular events," rather than as a model applicable to laboratory experiments or something that can be proven statistically. This is perhaps the greatest beauty and, at the same time, the greatest problem of psychoanalysis when it comes to situating it within the field of knowledge: it seeks to confront the subject's discomfort without locking itself into generalizations, facing the challenge of the individual with open arms.

The Unconscious: Where Desire Lives , by Daniel Omar Perez, is part of the Collection Para Ler Freud and provides a prehistory of the concept, revealing what is inaugural in the Freudian text of 1915.

Collection for Reading Freud, organized by Nina Saroldi.

In 1939, Sigmund Freud died in London. Today, so many decades later, it's worth asking why we read Freud and, especially, why we launched a collection aimed at sparking curiosity about his work. It's striking that, despite all the criticism and updates, psychoanalysis remains present, and that so many people are still willing to lie down on a couch and simply talk, repeat, and develop a sense of their desire beyond pre-established formulas.

Each volume in this collection presents one of Freud's texts, selected based on their importance within the scope of the work and their relevance for the discussion of contemporary themes within psychoanalysis and beyond. The authors, not necessarily psychoanalysts, are deeply involved with Freud, going beyond the institutional or political orientations that dominate psychoanalytic circles.

Therefore, what is expected is that the reader will find a pleasurable and enlightening read, capable of encouraging those who are curious and not yet initiated in the subject to venture into the study of Sigmund Freud's work.