
Seminar XI, Episode 1
Lectures on Lacan Podcast
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The Objayah in the Lacanian Algebra
The experience of lack that is the cause of human desire and the object of psychoanalytic inquiry is in fact a two part phenomenon. Only one part of which is represented by Objayah. The event that I just described well represented with this algebraic symbol that you saw on page 18. Parens negative minus fee. What it symbolizes is prohibition. It's right here in the Lacanian algebraic term for castration. This is the answer that I would offer Camden to your question. If you're curious, holler at me and we'll make sure that you get a chance to take a look at the key parts of this seminar. You will find a correspondence between
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