The Distinction Between Psychoanalytic and Mathematical Discourse

This chapter explores the difference between psychoanalytic discourse and mathematical discourse, highlighting how logical discourse is actually the centerpiece of psychoanalytic discourse. The concept of lack in discourses and its relationship to language and the symbolic are discussed, as well as the significance of the big other and its necessary lack. The importance of focusing on the text itself and analyzing the foundational ordered pair of signifiers is emphasized.