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The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire, Part 5

Lectures on Lacan Podcast

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The Origin of Psychosis According to Lacan

Lacan says language is a very highly determinant force. In the case of the pervert, you can oftentimes see that the quote, no, was pronounced just a little bit louder than it was for the psychotic. The sadist and masochist don't get off on hurting other people; they get off on pronouncing the law on two others.

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