Vol. 6 (2024): Repetition

With great enthusiasm and pride, we present the sixth issue of Pathos, the academic journal of the National University of Córdoba, whose Dossier is dedicated this time to the concept of repetition. This term, fundamental in psychoanalysis, serves as a privileged axis for both theorization and clinical practice. In this issue, we aim to transcend reductionist perspectives that confine repetition to mere iteration or descriptive phenomena, opening the way to an in-depth exploration of its implications within Freudian and Lacanian thought.

Following Freud, this issue revisits the two major articulations of the concept of repetition: its link with transference and its connection with compulsion beyond the pleasure principle. From repetition that manifests as enactment within the field of transference to the compulsion rooted in the pulsional insistence of the traumatic, the collected articles engage with these classic formulations, demonstrating how repetition traverses both the domain of desire and that of the death drive. At the same time, the articles invite a rethinking of how Lacan, far from merely replicating Freud, renews the concept by articulating it with notions such as the unary trait, the insistence of the signifying chain, and the categories of tyché and automaton.

In addition to the Dossier articles, this issue includes free papers that address topics enriching the psychoanalytic horizon, such as topology, time, and the sinthome. With this edition, Pathos reaffirms its commitment to rigorous academic production, inviting readers and specialists to participate in a fertile dialogue about the challenges posed by repetition in its multiple facets. We welcome you to this space of reflection and debate, hoping that the ideas developed here inspire new questions and developments.