Lectures on Lacan Podcast Seminar XI, Episode 2
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Feb 27, 2023 Exploring the negative fee and the role of castration in the ego, discussing the case of the pervert and the concepts of repression and negation. Delving into the notion of the real in Lacanian theory and the myth of Eredician and Orpheus as a metaphor for loss. Exploring the concept of repression and the rediscovery of the unconscious and its connection to primal scenes.
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Lacan's Fourfold Edipus Complex
- Lacan's square structure builds on Freud's Edipus complex, distinguishing neurotic, pervert, and psychotic responses to paternal function.
- Psychotics reject the "know of castration," unlike neurotics who repress it, reflecting distinct unconscious mechanisms.
Finding Oneself in Symbolism
- Lacan frames the "here and now" as symbolic, not real, emphasizing the real as irreducible to symbolic language.
- Psychoanalysis involves a retroactive process where one finds oneself by transforming the past into meaningful history.
Hermeneutics of Faith vs Suspicion
- Lacan contrasts psychoanalysis with hermeneutics, rejecting a hermeneutics of suspicion and advocating a hermeneutics of faith.
- Analyst speech, even when empty or rambling, must be treated as sacred and handled with care to uncover unconscious truth.