Žižek and Lacanian Psychoanalysis: How to Read Lacan
Summary
TLDRThis video delves into the complexities of Lacanian psychoanalysis, emphasizing its radical approach to understanding human existence beyond mere psychic disturbances. It explores Lacan's unique linguistic and symbolic structures, which are integral to grasping his theories. The video also introduces Slavoj Žižek's interpretation, which synthesizes Lacanian concepts with Hegelian dialectics and Marxist socio-political critique. Žižek's application of Lacan is particularly focused on the symbolic order and its impact on ideology and societal structures, offering a contemporary perspective on psychoanalysis in socio-political discourse.
Takeaways
- 🌐 Lacanian psychoanalysis, developed by Jacques Lacan, is a complex and challenging field of thought that extends beyond Freudian theory, focusing on the most radical aspects of human existence.
- 🗣️ Lacan's work is characterized by a unique linguistic structure within the French language, often employing graphics and algebraic-like notations to visualize abstract concepts.
- 🤔 The essence of Lacan's teachings is not merely a clinical approach to psychological disturbances but a deeper exploration of human desire and the unconscious, mediated by societal structures.
- 📚 Lacan's seminars, which are a major part of his textual output, are noted for their immediate, organic development of ideas and are recommended for understanding his work despite their complexity.
- 🧠 Slavoj Žižek integrates Lacan with Hegel and Marx, creating a synthesis that bridges psychoanalysis with socio-political critique, focusing on the dialectic materialism present in Lacan's theory.
- 🔍 Žižek's interpretation of Lacan emphasizes the importance of the symbolic order, which is the network of rules and presuppositions that govern our speech and social interactions.
- 🌌 The 'big Other' in Lacanian theory, as explained by Žižek, represents the external rules and regulations that shape our psyche and behavior, akin to an omniscient voice directing our actions.
- 🪞 The imaginary in Lacan's theory refers to the narcissistic ideal of self, which is an internalized image formed through the symbols and structures of the symbolic order.
- 🚫 Žižek challenges traditional Marxist views on ideology, arguing that in modern society, people are cynically aware of their exploitation yet continue to participate in the system, which itself is a new form of ideology.
- 🔐 Lacan's concept of 'the real' is the traumatic core of human existence, a lack or void that is masked by the fantasy we construct through language and symbols, which forms our perceived reality.
Q & A
What is Lacanian psychoanalysis according to Žižek?
-For Žižek, Lacanian psychoanalysis is not merely a theory and technique for treating psychic disturbances, but a theory and practice that confronts individuals with the most radical dimension of human existence.
Why is Lacan considered difficult to understand?
-Lacan is considered difficult to understand because of his complex use of language, including a sub-language within French, and his use of striking graphics and algebraic-like structures to visualize his ideas.
What does Žižek believe is the most fundamental aspect of Lacanian psychoanalysis?
-Žižek believes that the most fundamental aspect of Lacanian psychoanalysis is its confrontation with the radical dimension of human existence, rather than just being a clinical tool for treating psychic disturbances.
How does Žižek incorporate Lacan into his philosophical project?
-Žižek incorporates Lacan into his philosophical project by applying Lacanian concepts through the lens of Hegel, Marx, and critical theory, focusing on the dialectic presence in psychoanalysis and the material reflection of human organization and social structures.
What is the role of the 'big Other' in Lacanian theory according to Žižek?
-In Lacanian theory, as interpreted by Žižek, the 'big Other' represents the symbolic order that imposes rules and regulations on the subject's psyche, acting as an omniscient voice that shapes our interactions and understanding within society.
How does Žižek explain the relationship between ideology and the symbolic order?
-Žižek explains that ideology functions within the symbolic order by shaping our perceptions and actions through language and societal rules, creating a fantasy that we experience as reality, which is a form of artificial construction from our inherent lack or real.
What is the significance of 'desire' in Lacanian psychoanalysis as discussed by Žižek?
-In Lacanian psychoanalysis, as discussed by Žižek, 'desire' is seen as an unconscious set of drives that are mediated, repressed, and shaped by external societal forces, and it is the core from which subjects emerge and interact within the symbolic and imaginary orders.
How does Žižek's interpretation of Lacan address the concept of 'truth'?
-Žižek, through his interpretation of Lacan, addresses 'truth' as something that is often subverted into the 'real' itself, suggesting that our perceived reality is built upon a fantasy constructed from our inherent lack or real, and that true reality is often beyond our rational comprehension.
What is the role of 'jouissance' in Žižek's application of Lacanian theory?
-In Žižek's application of Lacanian theory, 'jouissance' refers to a complex form of pleasure that is derived from pain or trauma, and it is used to explain how individuals find pleasure in their engagement with ideologies and social constructs, even when they are aware of their inherent flaws.
How does Žižek use Lacanian concepts to critique modern political systems?
-Žižek uses Lacanian concepts to critique modern political systems by arguing that these systems create a distance from their rules and regulations, allowing individuals to perceive themselves as free while actually being more deeply integrated into the ideological system, thus exerting a less visible but more pervasive power.
What does Žižek mean when he says that ideology is not a 'false consciousness' but a reality itself?
-Žižek suggests that ideology is not merely a 'false consciousness' that masks reality, but rather the very constructs of language, meaning, and societal rules (the symbolic order) that shape our perceived reality, making ideology an integral part of our experienced world.
Outlines
🧠 Introduction to Lacanian Psychoanalysis
The paragraph introduces Jacques Lacan, a Freudian psychoanalyst known for his complex theories and writing style. It highlights the difficulty in understanding Lacan's work due to his unique use of language and his incorporation of graphics and algebraic structures to convey his ideas. The paragraph sets the stage for an exploration of Lacan's theories, particularly through the lens of Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek, who synthesizes Lacanian psychoanalysis with Hegelian dialectics and Marxist socio-political critique. The paragraph emphasizes the importance of engaging with Lacan's work not just as a clinical tool but as a philosophical movement that addresses the fundamental dimensions of human existence.
🌐 Lacanian Psychoanalysis and Its Socio-Political Context
This paragraph delves into Žižek's interpretation of Lacan, emphasizing the integration of psychoanalysis with socio-political analysis. It discusses how Lacan's theories can be seen as materialistic and reflective of social structures and institutions. The paragraph introduces the idea that psychoanalysis can reveal symptoms of larger social pathologies, drawing parallels between individual symptoms and societal issues like commodity fetishism. It also touches on the concept of desire as a universal driver of human behavior and the Lacanian notion of 'the Real,' which is the traumatic core of human existence that is masked by the symbolic and imaginary orders.
🗣️ The Symbolic Order and the Big Other in Lacanian Theory
The paragraph focuses on the symbolic order in Lacanian psychoanalysis, which is the network of rules, regulations, and presuppositions that govern our speech and social interactions. It introduces the concept of the 'Big Other,' an omnipresent voice that internalizes these rules into our psyche. The paragraph uses Žižek's example of a Mexican soap opera director to illustrate how the Big Other operates, influencing actors' performances through a set of unspoken rules. It also discusses how the symbolic order and the Big Other are integral to understanding the Lacanian subject, who is shaped by language and societal structures.
🌌 The Imaginary and the Real in Lacanian Psychoanalysis
This paragraph explores the concepts of the imaginary and the real in Lacanian theory. The imaginary is the realm of images and symbols that form our self-concept, often based on fantasies and misperceptions. The real, on the other hand, is the traumatic, unrepresentable core of human existence that is concealed by the constructs of the symbolic and imaginary orders. The paragraph discusses how the real is often encountered in moments of trauma and how it challenges our constructed reality. It also touches on Žižek's application of these concepts to understand modern ideologies and the ways in which individuals are integrated into societal systems.
🔄 Žižek's Application of Lacanian Psychoanalysis to Ideology
The paragraph discusses Žižek's application of Lacanian psychoanalysis to the concept of ideology. It challenges the traditional Marxist view of ideology as false consciousness and instead posits that people are aware of the exploitative dynamics around them but continue to participate in them due to a sense of skepticism and fear. Žižek argues that this cynicism is the new form of ideology, where individuals participate in systems they know to be flawed. The paragraph also introduces the concept of 'jouissance,' a form of pleasure derived from trauma and repression, and discusses how it relates to the dominant ideology and political factors.
🏔️ The Sublime Object of Ideology and Truth in Žižek's Lacanian Analysis
In this paragraph, the focus is on Žižek's concept of the 'sublime object of ideology,' which represents a truth that is overwhelming and beyond reason. It discusses how this concept relates to Lacan's notion of the real and how it is used to understand the subversion of truth in societal and political contexts. The paragraph also touches on Žižek's view of modern regimes and their ability to exert power through the creation of distance from set rules and regulations, allowing individuals to perceive themselves as free while actually being more integrated into the ideological system. The paragraph concludes with a call to support the content creator's work, emphasizing the importance of Patreon and YouTube memberships in sustaining the production of such in-depth philosophical and theoretical content.
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Keywords
💡Lacanian psychoanalysis
💡The Big Other
💡Desire
💡The Real
💡The Symbolic Order
💡The Imaginary
💡Signifiers and Signifieds
💡Žižek
💡Ideology
💡Enjoyment (Jouissance)
Highlights
Jacques Lacan, a late Freudian, developed Lacanian psychoanalysis, which is known for its complexity and unique approach to language and graphics.
Lacan's work is not just difficult due to his French language and sub-language but also because of his use of graphics and algebraic structures to visualize concepts.
Lacan's theory is not merely a clinical tool but a philosophical movement that confronts individuals with the radical dimensions of human existence.
Lacan's seminars are a major source of his work, offering an immediacy and organic development of ideas.
Confusion is considered a proper process when engaging with Lacan's work, as it encourages multiple interpretations.
Slavoj Žižek incorporates Lacan into his work, combining Lacanian theory with elements of Hegel, Marx, and critical theory.
Žižek's application of Lacan is primarily sociological, focusing on power relations, ideology, and socio-political analysis.
Lacan's theory of the 'big Other' is explored, which refers to the external rules and regulations that shape our psyche.
The symbolic order in Lacanian theory is composed of unspoken rules and presuppositions that govern our social interactions.
Žižek discusses the 'subject supposed to know,' which refers to the idea that our actions are influenced by an assumed knowledge or authority.
The imaginary order, as described by Lacan, represents the narcissistic ideal of self and the internalization of symbols.
Lacan's concept of the 'real' is the traumatic nothingness that underlies our constructed reality.
Žižek's interpretation of ideology involves a modern, cynical approach where people are aware of their exploitation but continue to participate.
The concept of 'jouissance' is introduced, which refers to a pleasure derived from trauma and repression.
Žižek argues that modern regimes integrate individuals into the system by allowing them to perceive themselves as free subjects.
The video concludes by emphasizing the importance of applying Lacan's theories to understand power relations and the construction of reality.
Transcripts
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the late freudian who seemingly
developed what we now know as lacanian
psychoanalysis it is no secret lacan is
one of the most difficult thinkers to
read and it's not just the way he speaks
the way he writes within a certain
language
and his language being french it's that
within french a common language we can
technically learn he has a sub language
within it a lingual structure that is
also applied with striking graphics
algebraic like ways to concretely
visualize what he is trying to say
to begin this we must address to many
the constant question amongst all the
confusing language confusing graphics
what the is le khan really trying
to say
simply put there's a whole lot of things
if freud was popularized for being one
of the first to attempt to understand
the very human psychological
disturbances within us what then is
lacan a freudian trying to get at
well according to g-jek
for lachan psychoanalysis at its most
fundamental is not a theory and
technique of treating psychic
disturbances but a theory and practice
that confronts individuals with the most
radical dimension of human
existence there is something else we
must impart before moving on that is
simplest way there is one constant look
on and parts that is often ignored it's
that for every sentence everything he
technically says there are multiple
different meanings and different
interpretive things you can project onto
it and that's the point because of his
free-flowing style much of lacan's work
is in seminar form speech telecon
offered an immediacy to things speech if
anything allowed things ideas
developments to exist in the most
imminent organic way
thus his seminars can be found in text
form and is one major actual text the
accrete
with confusion in mind lacan notoriously
said the accrete is one major book isn't
necessarily meant to be understood
therefore in any video where i talk
about lacan i state that confusion is
the proper process with him
on the very interpretive eminence of
lacombe we will be using jijic's
application of him
here we will learn lakhan via the lens
of xiz and hopefully give further
context to both
before getting into the body of this
video it would be wise to understand the
philosophical history gisek brings with
him as jijek goes he can be seen as
someone who brings together lacan hegel
and marx with some authors there
sprinkled in via marx himself
with g-check this is brought to the
forefront into the very synthesized
socio-political and psychoanalytic
analysis he is known for
but for a majority who also don't really
understand what g-shack is talking about
as the internet seems to insultingly
fixate more on him as a wacky celebrity
regarding zizek with this video we will
be putting la khan to the front and how
gisek incorporates him we will be doing
this with an extra emphasis on xizhik's
text how to read lacan with all this out
of the way let's get into the video this
is how to read look on just in video
form
getting right into it if we are able to
understand lacan via the lens of zizek
the most underspoken aspect about xi
jiax's interpretive element of lacan is
this
we students of philosophy and also we
had a very good background in frankfurt
school hegelian marxism german idealism
heidegger and so on so of course we felt
closest to that part of
so-called structuralist later called the
construction materials which was closer
to the tradition of
german idealism german philosophy the
other reason is that from the very
beginning we were reading
as a
thinker enabling us to analyze power
relations ideological mechanisms and so
on and for us lacon works
worked much better than foucault or
altisser
in this domain so it was mostly for
these reasons but i think the dominant
reason would have been philosophy we are
all philosophers in slovenia lacong was
from the beginning exclusively a
philosophical movement a movement of
philosophers who are basically hegelian
the first proper way to understand
g-jack and lacan is to view lacan
through a hegelian lens
and then from here an application of
hegel and lacan with the further
socioeconomic lens of marx and later
marx's thinkers such as all thus air and
the frankfurt school according to
g-check the dialectic is present
throughout lacan and psychoanalysis as a
whole not only this psychoanalysis can
be seen as something very material
reflective of and within human
organization social structures and
institutions
here we can see the kernel of marx seen
with a synthesis of dialectical
materialism something that jijic claims
is applicable surrounding lacanian
psychoanalysis
this is why jijic points out lecon's
claim that the symptom in psychoanalytic
context was first found and marx not
freud the symptom in psychoanalysis
being noticeable behaviors or negative
functions that may stem from repressed
trauma or internal issues like a sneeze
maybe a symptom or a biological
indicator of allergies in psychoanalysis
we can use this in social and
psychological context around certain
human behaviors that indicate larger
social pathologies for example marx's
notion of commodity fetishism commodity
fetishism being the people's worship of
say capital money commodities as
something deified religious and
something innately natural to marx we
abstracted commodities away from its
core foundation that being the labor
that produced them thus this fetish this
warship and abstract religious thinking
around commodities could be seen as a
symptom of capitalist economics before
we get intellicon we must establish a
baseline a sort of universal for human
existence this goes beyond lacan to many
other thinkers of the past as well but
this universal driver can be seen as
desire
our behaviors actions can in one way or
another be seen as a product of said
desire
this is the root from here we emerge as
subjects where in psychoanalysis we
would claim split subject split between
the conscious and subconscious there's a
whole history debating on how our desire
is shaped if it's shaped from society
things a god but we will start from the
base origin within psychoanalysis
seen in the likes of freud
that being desire as something
unconscious an unconscious set of drives
mediated repressed and shaped from
external society around us but to look
on the origin of this desire comes from
a lack known as monkey
this lac is the actual core real
nothingness from this nothingness we
build up an artifice an exterior to make
sense of things things such as language
social status society as a whole we will
delve more into this nothingness a
nothingness lacan calls the real and the
atmospheric structures around us such as
the symbolic and imaginary that protect
us from this traumatic nothingness again
a part of lacan is that you should be
confused bear with me here we will get
through the core terminology within
lacon then get to the zhizhekian
application of him
the other dimension tulakhan that zizik
has incorporated into his philosophical
project is his description of signifiers
symbols and lingual structures
essentially analyzing modes of
communication and how we navigate
reality around us
again these are the very structures that
protect us from this said lack and real
as we stated before lacan was deeply
interested in the study of language that
being linguistics and the study of signs
and their interpretation that being
semiotics and he was a large student of
one of the founders of semiotics
ferdinand de
thus ashish states throughout lacan is
not merely a clinical figure or uses
psychoanalysis as a mere clinical tool
this brings us into the symbolic order
one of the three main categories
corresponding to the quote-unquote
reality that lacan imparts on us but
when explaining the symbolic order
imaginary and the real i will be using
examples from jijek's how to read lacan
and his contextual use here he gives
very tactile examples that not only
helps us understand lacan but also
elaborates on the project that is
g-check just know before we get into the
core lacanian terminology i am
purposefully focusing on jijek's more
sociological use of lacan rather than
something more clinical or abstractly
philosophical something not vacuously
related to lacan all by himself
so on to the symbolic ggx states what
then is this symbolic order composed of
when we speak or listen for that matter
we never merely interact with others our
speech activity is grounded on our
accepting and relying on a complex
network of rules and other kinds of
presuppositions first there are the
grammatical rules that i have to master
blindly and spontaneously if i were to
bear these rules in mind all the time my
speech would break down
then there is the background of
participating in the same life world
that enables me and my partner in
conversation to understand each other
the rules that i follow are marked by a
deep divide there are rules and meanings
that i follow blindly out of habit but
of which if i reflect i can become at
least partially aware such as common
grammatical rules and there are rules
that i follow meaning that haunt me in
ignorance such as unconscious
prohibitions
this is important what constitutes this
externality of social reality is a set
of unspoken innate rules and
constitutions you measure yourself your
faithfulness to this reality this order
by interacting with said rules and
standards jesus then speaks on the big
other whom he claims operates within the
symbolic order as an omniscient voice
rather than the big other being merely
the symbolic order itself which is often
portrayed as the case within lacan if
the symbolic order is of set external
rules
then this otherness is the other who
pins these rules down into our psyche on
the big other xi gives the example of a
set of mexican soap operas where much of
the acting is improvised and the
director speaks to the actors via
microphone and earpiece frantically
telling them how to act and to speak on
camera the director can be seen as the
big other but the director's efficacy
isn't simply in telling them what to do
it's that amidst the frantic chaos he
forces the crew to dig deep into the
larger regulations rules and impulses as
actors forcing them to interact deeply
within the symbolic order around them as
to improvise to zizek the power of the
big other isn't his direct tangible
power say as the director himself but as
an affect a presupposition that we
assume is real an empty power that still
hones in on our agency as subjects
hence the director isn't powerful it's
the effect that exists after he speaks
to the actor that is
this is visualized as what we know as
the quote-unquote subject supposed to
know chew on that one for a bit
the symbolic order the big other these
lingual and symbolic rules are arguably
the biggest piece in lacanian
psychoanalysis that zizek focuses on for
this we will continue to put extra
emphasis on the symbolic order but of
course we will touch on the imaginary
and the real so let's do just that
the narcissistic ideal of self and
internalization of said symbols and
internalization that develops the image
of our full self or really what we
simply think to be ourselves of course
this is an image based imaginary of self
that isn't true to lacan it isn't real
it's a mirage
thus this can be seen as the imaginary
we won't go directly into the tragic
origins here with lacan's mirror stage
as time doesn't permit us so here are
some resources on this above that you
can watch after this video the symbolic
order and the imaginary and its
difference confuses some so here's an
example in the realm of semiotics a
field that lecon takes from immensely
take a sign made up
of what we would call the signified
insignifier
the visual component say this logo is
the signified and can be seen with the
logic of the imaginary then we take the
phrase i'm loving it as the signifier
which can be seen as the symbolic order
when you hear this phrase it gives us
the mental image the imaginary of the
mcdonald's logo this isn't a one-to-one
for an example per se but it's helpful
to see how the symbolic order lingual
structures rules and regulations gives
us a set of visual meaning to go off of
seen in the imaginary this is why lacan
claims as children we are lost from our
initial real state with the creation of
language this real state is what lechon
calls the real for the sake of time i
can only elaborate on the reel in
conjunction with the symbolic order in
the imaginary the real is the traumatic
nothingness the lack that is hidden by
our construction of the fantasy that we
experience as reality which is to say
our reality molded together by the
imaginary and symbolic order concepts of
self language is just that a fantasy
thus the real is often experienced
within traumatic context the
evisceration of the ego self and
constructions around us of course as
stated we won't go into a deep dive of
the reel but i'll also link some
resources here
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all right still with me now that we have
the abstract understanding of the khan
in order and how reality is structured
to him his lingual approach to
psychoanalysis
from here we get to the application of
lacan from zhizhak himself
my opinion here's where stuff gets
really interesting so like stated
earlier gig has a sociological approach
to this and he's coming from and
building off of the background of
critical theory off of the frankfurt
school and marxists such as louis
althuzeir thus he is concerned with the
function of ideology
like desire there is a long
philosophical debate about exactly what
ideology is and how it functions
here zizek challenges the original raw
marxist approach while still maintaining
its form there's the bit of hegel in
here by the way marx deemed ideology to
be what he called false consciousness
a set standard of ideals spawning from a
ruling class whose core function is to
uphold whatever social and economic
system is still currently in place
whether that be in a feudal society or a
capitalistic one
thus these ideals are constructed in
tandem with the existing human
organization of a given time period so
ideology is a masking of quote-unquote
true or universal set of ideals
naturally we are on shaky ground if we
are to rely on a concept of hidden truth
no surprise quite a few thinkers
challenge this notion one we have to be
guaranteed access to this truth in
general that this positivistic element
of truth exists in the first place and
two the presupposition doesn't match the
general common ideology today
that of radical cynicism this is jijac's
main angle here if we are to take marx's
definition of ideology at 100
we must accept the notion that people
just blindly go about life without the
knowledge of current exploitative class
dynamics around them to z-jack it's the
very opposite most people understand to
at least some extent the exploitation
they and others face
people are rather skeptical they are not
very trusting and this skepticism itself
now functions as the new mode of
ideology rather than the traditional
pure marxist definition the false
consciousness
on ideology zizek takes the traditional
marxist saying of they do not know it
but they are doing it and flips it to
they know it but they are doing it
anyway let's say it again they know it
but they are doing it anyways
we understand the vapid nature of pop
culture yet we consume it we understand
the ridiculousness of buying a new
smartphone every year yet we do it
anyways we understand the flaws and the
very real problems within our economic
system yet in action we will defend it
to the death and the name of fear
and the current safety of the
exploitation we are personally used to
if the traditional notion of ideology
was an artificial masking of reality the
zhijeon position and arguably the
lacanian one is that this ideology this
artifice is reality itself
as lacan theorized we build up a fantasy
with language meaning seen in the
symbolic order and within the visual
imaginary an artificial building up from
this black silicon our reality is just
that fantasy at least an experience thus
fantasy is really just our experienced
reality
and with zizek he brings this notion
into the long philosophical discussion
around ideology tajik when you're
looking at applications of lacan the
very realms of the symbolic and
imaginary
become an extremely efficient
centerpiece for visualizing modern
functions of ideology and struggles for
political emancipation
but it doesn't end there there's even
more substance from g-jet you know how
we talked about cynicism being the
dominant ideology well there's
psychoanalytical logic behind the
function of this drawn from lacan as
well this moves us into the
psychoanalytic concept of just jouson's
within
context but what is this jousan's jousan
technically translates to pleasure and
english but as pleasure goes in english
it's not exactly its meaning lecon
designates different modes of jsons but
regarding zigzag specifically the
jouson's g-check typically references
is something of pleasure and pain or a
pleasure that derives itself from forms
of trauma and repression
this might not completely make sense at
first but will contextualize it
if now the dominant mode of ideology is
one of cynicism just as a political
factor seems to be one of the largest
drivers
this just can be seen as a negative
pleasure something that derives a kernel
of pleasure from what is necessarily a
somewhat traumatic thing or something
that instills a level of suffering say
the stereotypical white liberal reliance
on racism to be an anti-racist
themselves in order to instill this
meaning thus necessitating racism in the
end the weird online personalities who
obsess over
aoc
when people say i dare the government to
take my guns or seen in films such as
the hurt locker the pleasurable
proximity to war something that
devastates you rips you apart but when
you come home you cannot function within
your built up fantasy without it
films such as casablanca showing the
traumatic and violent angle to love an
angle that we so crave
this has larger consequences to it too
the new neo-marxist analysis that jijek
makes is that regimes and governments
now function in such a way that in which
there is a distance from its set rules
and regulations
when you create this distance when a
society revokes limits regulations and
barriers allows you to perceive yourself
as a free subject above the fray of
ideology it is only then that you are
now properly integrated into the system
rather than clearly abiding by a set
code ideologically going against a code
is the proper integration it is the
proper code this is why the notion of a
post-ideological society claimed by
individuals like tony blair is among the
most ideological sentiment today
clearly we see the tone of
psychoanalysis here around desire
libidinal drive but zizek further
elaborates that hegel is here too the
proper way to read lacan is with the
dialectic and mind continuing the
discussion of ideology and regimes
g-checks claim that law like the subject
in psychoanalysis is split from the
social law we integrate within the
adoption of language a given regime's
rules seen in the makeup of the symbolic
order to the more core libidinal innate
law that finds itself repressed cut from
innate justice and desire
here modern regimes are more able to
locate this kernel of desire and find
mediation within social law by creating
this distance by allowing you to
perceive yourself as a free subject and
in more accurate terms actually allowing
you to be quote unquote free it is
through this freedom that you are unfree
and you are barred within the
ideological system around you with this
zig shares the view with foucault and
marx that modern regimes are able to
exert a power that is less visible and
farther reaching than pre-modern regimes
and it's through the proximity of
jesusance and split law that they are
able to do this
now this is incredibly important you
know how i said g-jek is primarily
concerned with lacan's symbolic order
and imaginary i sort of lied he's very
much concerned with the real as well but
i said this with good reason ggek's
imminent analysis his more immediate
political theory is mainly tethered to
these structures of the symbolic and the
imaginary as it mainly focuses on the
artifice of society politics and
language but there is an element of
g-check that still contends with pecans
real it's his notion of truth or rather
how truth is subverted into the real
itself but it's only this way through
extension and gjx sublime object of
ideology which we have covered link
above g-check elaborates on a truth
which he spells with a capital t
through khan's notion of the sublime
sublime is something that supersedes and
overwhelms our senses something beyond
reason and explanation sublime can be
seen as going up to the swiss mountains
and just being in complete awe of what
you're experiencing it's something
terrifying yet beautiful something that
reason that rationality can't quite
grasp on to
here we see an approximation with the
real something that resists the symbolic
and imaginary here i have done little to
truly get into the density of the whole
project that is g-jack and the whole
project that is lacan but when asking
the question of the proper way to
interpret and read lacan given his
complexity it's as tricky as it is
simple it's that there is no textbook
way to read look on it's not as simple
as deciphering his graph of jousson's
cavoy
his algebraic like code which is
precisely why xishik doesn't do this in
his text atari lacon the more tangible
answer is to apply him lacan is seen
presciently through situation
one that pokes through kernels of trauma
incident innuendo
repressed desire and in many ways like
film something that seeks to show the
most radical nature of our existence
and with the likes of g-shack we see the
application of lacan and socio-political
context in the vein of neo-marxism most
of the literature you find in lacan this
series of seminars aren't necessarily
written by default with these seminars
lacan operates as an analysin and
analysand of a crowd and because of this
there is a language that is to be
interpreted heavily and left to the
readers
even his main text the accre operates in
a forum that wildly oscillates in
meaning to see lacan is to see him
through the eyes of power relations that
go beyond purely social bounds or
individual bounds
like freud we repress ourselves and
through this we build up an artifice of
fantasy a very sociological fantasy that
we can only see as reality thus
according to xi's and lacan it is
through this negation this nothingness
this complete vacuum that we experience
reality as our quote-unquote selves
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