Freud Museum London: Psychoanalysis Podcasts Lacan: The Unconscious Reinvented
Feb 29, 2020
Colette Soler, a Lacanian psychoanalyst and author, discusses her book reflecting on Jacques Lacan's revolutionary ideas about the unconscious. She explains Lacan's shift from a symbolic to a real unconscious and its implications for clinical practice. Colette critiques Freud's model, emphasizing the challenges it presents. The conversation explores the intersections of psychoanalysis and capitalism, considering how analysts can preserve a subversive stance. Soler also highlights the enduring relevance of analysis in today's world filled with loneliness.
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Real Unconscious Versus Symbolic Unconscious
- Lacan shifted from a symbolic unconscious (language producing meaning) to a real unconscious made of signifiers that affect the body and jouissance.
- The real unconscious is without subject and operates outside meaning, changing how analysts approach symptoms.
Why Analysis Needs An Endpoint
- The Freudian model yields endless deciphering with no structural principle for ending analysis.
- Lacan proposes the end via a fall of meaning and an encounter with the real, enabling a satisfactory conclusion.
First Words Can Fix Symptoms
- Early childhood language supplies first signifiers that bind to the body and form later symptoms.
- Lacan sees language as producing real effects on the body distinct from Freud's notions.
