
Anxiety (Seminar X), Episode 2
Lectures on Lacan Podcast
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Lacanian Algebra - The Maternal Figure
This is or maternal figure. This doesn't mean that this is somebody with a vulva. It just means that that is the person that the child thinks of first when they say, I want someone to care for me. That's why I put four here. Desire four and other. Now what the child realizes, as we know, is that the maternal figure is not just drawn to them, but also drawn to other things,. You can see it here. Sorry about this.
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