
Anxiety, Episode 5
Lectures on Lacan Podcast
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The Importance of the Symbolic
For Lacan, the big other is the symbolic. It provides you with a sense of identity, coherence. In order to move away from something, you have to hold it in mind. If you go through life hating a parent, you're probably going to wind up to be just like them because they wind up being your inadvertent role model.
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