In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with language; this is a given. He is even caught in it before his birth. Jacques Lacan bearbirthcatch Change image and share on social
What could be more convincing, moreover, than the gesture of laying one's cards face up on the table? Jacques Lacan cardconvinceface Change image and share on social
Psychoanalysis is a terribly efficient instrument, and because it is more and more a prestigious instrument, we run the risk of using it with a purpose for which it was not made for, and in this way we may degrade it. Jacques Lacan degradeefficientinstrument share on social
We emphasize that such a form of communication is not absent in man, however evanescent a naturally given object may be for him, split as it is in its submission to symbols. Jacques Lacan absentcommunicationemphasize Change image and share on social
The knowledge that there is a part of the psychic functions that are out of conscious reach, we did not need to wait for Freud to know this! Jacques Lacan consciousfreudfunction Change image and share on social
For the signifier is a unit in its very uniqueness, being by nature symbol only of an absence. Jacques Lacan absencenaturesignifier Change image and share on social
A geometry implies the heterogeneity of locus, namely that there is a locus of the Other. Regarding this locus of the Other, of one sex as Other, as absolute Other, what does the most recent development in topology allow us to posit? Jacques Lacan absolutedevelopmentgeometry share on social
The narration, in fact, doubles the drama with a commentary without which no mise en scene would be possible. Jacques Lacan commentarydoubledrama Change image and share on social
Yet, analytical truth is not as mysterious, or as secret, so as to not allow us to see that people with a talent for directing consciences see truth rise spontaneously. Jacques Lacan analyticconsciencedirect Change image and share on social