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Why Study Lacan (w/ Andrew Flores AKA The Big Signorelli)

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Lacan's Psychoanalytic Framework

This chapter explores Lacan's reinterpretation of Freud's theories, focusing on metapsychology and the unconscious, and critiques ego psychology. It illustrates complex concepts like the mirror stage and the role of negation in identity formation through humor and examples from animal behavior. The discussion emphasizes the ego's defensive mechanisms and the intricacies of language in shaping our understanding of self and symptoms.

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