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From an Other to the other (Seminar XVI), Episode 9

Lectures on Lacan Podcast

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Subject of Pure Need and Formation of the Superego

This chapter explores the first model of subjugation where the subject of pure need is filtered through language, resulting in the split subject and the formation of the superego. It delves into the concept of subjectivation and symbolic alienation, introducing retroactive arrows to Lacan's topology of the subject. The chapter also discusses the significance of the super ego and the ego ideal in informing the subject's sense of self.

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