The Other Side of Psychoanalysis (Seminar XVII), Episode 7

Topics discussed include repetition and loss in Lacanian psychoanalysis, the entropic origin of surplus Jewish aunts and the pathway to sexual enjoyment, the concept of the hollow and objects as plugs in psychoanalytic thought, Lacan's emphasis on object little a and reduction of knowledge, the loss of flavor in chewing gum as an opportunity for self-discovery, and the re-theorizing of the drive and its relevance to the work of the analyst.