The Good Version of Love a Is Linked to the Real

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The good version of love a is linked to what i have characterized as as jusans a, this kind of aa semi unconscious energy that is coursing through our being. And laconte had this idea that when you come across a person who can activate your desire on that level, then there's something corquoth real,. or the real is like licana concept a, i will re phrase. There'sSomething corquoth coro truthful about that desire. You are basically falling in love with whatever it is that the other is lacking - all the ways in which the other feels dislocated or distorted or alienated or lacking or not enough, or whatever.

Neuroscience has given us great insights into how our brains work. But there is still room for purely humanistic disciplines to help us think through our thoughts and emotions, not to mention the meaning of our lives. Mari Ruti is a professor of English literature, with expertise in critical theory, gender studies, and psychoanalysis, especially the work of French theorist Jacques Lacan. We talk about the psychological drive that is motivated by what Lacan calls “lack,” which is related to “desire.” We use this as a way to think about such essential human experiences as mourning, creativity, and love. (We don’t talk about love enough here on the podcast.)

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Mari Ruti received her Ph.D. in comparative literature from Harvard University. She is currently a Distinguished Professor of critical theory and gender and sexuality studies at the University of Toronto. She is the co-editor of the Psychoanalytic Horizons book series for Bloomsbury.

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