Lacan and Heidegger: Derek Hook interviews Christos Tombras (Part 2 of 3)

How should we position both Lacan and Heidegger in relation to the project of ontology? Is it the case that ontology might play a crucial role in furthering a Lacanian agenda, despite Lacan’s own rejection of ontology? Stressing both incompatibilities and prospective overlaps between these two thinkers, Christos Tombras offers illuminating perspectives on these questions. Tombras also discusses the concept of discourse in Lacan’s thought, before moving on to emphasize the role of truth (aletheia) in Heidegger’s philosophy alongside the role of primal affirmation (bejahung) in Freud. Can we claim that there are moments where Freud is a Heideggerian without knowing it?