Lectures on Lacan Podcast

Lacan discusses the purpose of seminar 16 and the transition in psychoanalytic theory. The relationship between S1 and S2 is explored, highlighting the importance of S1. Lacan's concepts of individualized enjoyment and collectivity are examined, along with the role of repetition in the subject's topology. Lacan's use of set theory to analyze language is discussed, emphasizing the pursuit of totality. Sicilian naming traditions and their unwritten codes are explored as an example of family naming practices.

Delving into the topology of the subject and the significance of the signifier in Lacan's psychoanalysis. Exploring the concept of the unary trait and its role in subverting the subject. Understanding the master signifier through Pascal's wager and its relation to enjoyment and loss. Diving into the relationship between S1 and S2 as alternate signifiers. Exploring the use of slang and master signifiers in defying established dictionaries. Discussing the disruptive impact of the master signifier on existing discourses and its connection to the big other.

Explore the paradoxical nature of the split subject and its desire for the big Other. Delve into the concept of oneness and its connection to the split subject and the big Other. Discover the relationship between the big Other and the master signifier, shaping collective identity. Examine the unary trait as a signal of the big Other and its relationship to ego formations. Dive into the concept of repetition and Lacan's topologies of the subject. Uncover the formation of the superego and its role in the subject's sense of self.

This podcast explores the relationship between Pascal's wager and Lacan's concept of the Big Other, delves into the graph of desire in psychoanalysis, discusses surplus enjoyment and the division of the eye, examines the existence of the Big Other and the I, and explores the concept of the eye as object a and options for accessing enjoyment.

This podcast episode explores the concepts of the subject, S2, and S1 in Seminar 16. It delves into the connection between S1 and the Bard subject, as well as their relation to primary repression and the real. The concept of the real is discussed in relation to biomateriality of the subject and the emergence of new master signifiers. The podcast also explores the incompleteness of the 'other' and introduces the concept of the ultra set, challenging the conventional understanding of the big other.

This podcast explores the relationship between signifiers and the concept of the big Other in Lacanian psychoanalysis. It discusses the subversion of knowledge and its implications on language. It also delves into the operational nature of incomplete knowledge and its relationship to humor and dysfunction. The importance of Lacan's essay on the subversion of the subject is explored, along with the disjunction between sociolinguistics and biomaterialisms in relation to human identity. Finally, the podcast discusses structuralism, the 'name of the father', and the desire of the big other.

Topics discussed include the effects of discourse, the distinction between psychoanalytic and mathematical discourse, the impact of knowledge on the subject, the relationship between enjoyment and symbolic alienation, the concept of the other signifier and its connection to knowledge, and the eschatological nature of Christianity and its relation to desires

Explore the obscure consequences of discourse in Lacanian psychoanalysis. Discuss Lacan's shift from language to materiality and the importance of lack in discourse. Examine the role of logic in psychoanalysis and its connection to knowledge, truth, and enjoyment. Contrast modern science with psychoanalysis and the role of universities in shaping ideology. Explore the coupling of science and capitalism and its connection to Lacan's discourses.

Here’s the third episode in our new podcast series on From an Other to the other (Seminar XVI). Click here to access the full text. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com

Here’s the second episode in our new podcast series on From an Other to the other (Seminar XVI), along with some of our diagram work from the original session. The second image below will prove especially important as the series unfolds. Click here to access the full text of Seminar XVI. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit lecturesonlacan.substack.com