

43: The Mirror Crack’d: The Mirror Stage, Part III
5 snips Mar 2, 2024
Exploring Lacan's mirror stage through a parable of mirror-besotted babies, psychosis, and ego psychology. How the mirror stage challenges identity claims and the potential for radical change. The interplay between self-perception, ego development, and fluidity in the formation of the 'I'. Critiquing traditional views of the ego in psychoanalysis and advocating for embracing individual otherness in relationships for more flexible interactions.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Introduction
00:00 • 4min
Exploring Discomfort with Mediated Images and Idealized Representations
04:14 • 2min
Exploring Identity and Image Projection
05:57 • 3min
Self-Identity and Subjectivity in Lacanian Theory
08:48 • 26min
Reimagining the Ego in Psychoanalysis
34:53 • 18min
Exploring Love, Identity, and the Self in Psychoanalysis
52:40 • 17min
Exploring Perception, Identity, and Contingency in Relationships and Society
01:09:50 • 5min