Lectures on Lacan Podcast The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire, Part 6
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Sep 2, 2022 Tattoos, names, and even the voices in our heads become clues to how identity takes shape. The discussion roams from sadistic cops and Frankenstein-like egos to Lacanian love, the analyst’s role, and the strange limits of language and society. Along the way, plastic bags, set theory, pleasure, and the longing for deeper enjoyment all make an appearance.
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The Power of Proper Names
- Meeting someone with the same first name as a problematic ex triggers immediate aversion or attraction at the signifier level.
- The master signifier creates a unique identity feeling for the proper name that feels deeply personal.
Distinguishing Big vs. Little Other
- The big Other represents society, law, and normativity as a symbolic container.
- Little others represent imaginary relationships or individual instantiations, like the ideal ego, often involving fantasy.
Objects as Ideal Ego Extensions
- People identify with objects or possessions, like cars or phone cases, as part of their ideal ego.
- These imagined attachments serve as crutches to prop up feelings of inadequacy.