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The Product of Knowledge in the Hysterics Discourse

Lacan: The product of knowledge is what's gained through analysis of the hysteric. So hysteria does have this benefit that it gives us a real authentic knowledge. But he doesn't think, as we said at the outset, these are structures that have nothing to do with him. Lacan says his one true contribution was 'Is it one thing I have invented? Yes'

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