
Jon Repetti - Lacan's Seminar 11
Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour
Freud's Drive Theory and Lacan's Deviation
Freud hypothesizes various drives, with scopic drive being crucial, while Lacan remains faithful to Freud's idea of drive being constant but diverges in claiming the drive is nonorganic. Lacan's divergence from Freud is highlighted in this seminar by rejecting the somatic element in drive and emphasizing the nonorganic nature, a departure from Freud's vision of drive encompassing mental and somatic aspects.
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