
Anxiety (Seminar X), Episode 4
Lectures on Lacan Podcast
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The Name of the Father Is Invoked in Your Speech
The name of the father is primarily invoked by whoever plays the maternal part for you. So in other words, you might not even need to perform the paternal function because you can invoke a third party just in your speech. That's an option here. What will usually happen as well if you have a single parent. Just wait until your father gets home. Baby Jesus does not appreciate you touching yourself like that.
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