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+ | The [[graph of desire]] is a [[topology|topological model]] of the [[structure]] of [[desire]]. | ||
− | + | ==History== | |
+ | [[Jacques Lacan]] began to develop the [[graph of desire]] in his [[{{Y}}|1957]]-[[{{Y}}|58]] [[seminar]], ''[[Seminar V|Les formations de l'inconscient]]''.<ref>[[Jacques Lacan|Lacan, Jacques]]. ''[[Seminar V|Les formations de l'inconscient]]''. [[Seminar V|The Formations of the Unconscious]]. [[{{Y}}|1957]]-[[{{Y}}|58]]</ref> The [[graph of desire]] reappears in some of the following [[seminar]]s in various forms, although the most well known [[form]] of it appears in "[[The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire in the Freudian Unconscious]]."<ref>[[Jacques Lacan|Lacan, Jacques]]. "[[Works of Jacques Lacan|Subversion du sujet et dialectique du désir dans l'inconscient freudien]]." ''[[Écrits]]''. [[Paris]]: Seuil, 1966. p.793-827. "[[The subversion of the subject and the dialectic of desire in the Freudian unconscious]]." [[Ecrits: A Selection]]. Trans. Alan [[Sheridan]]. [[Bruce Fink]]. [[London]]: Tavistock. 1977. New York: W. W. Norton. 2004. p.292-325</ref> | ||
− | == | + | ==Four Stages== |
− | [[Lacan]] | + | In this paper, [[Lacan]] builds up the [[graph of desire]] in four [[stages]]. |
− | + | ===Elementary Cell=== | |
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The first of these stages in the "[[graph of desire|elementary cell]]" of the [[graph of desire|graph]].<ref>{{E}} p.303</ref> | The first of these stages in the "[[graph of desire|elementary cell]]" of the [[graph of desire|graph]].<ref>{{E}} p.303</ref> | ||
− | The horizontal line represents the [[diachronic]] [[signifying chain]]; the | + | The horizontal line represents the [[diachronic]] [[signifying chain]]; the horseshoe-shaped line represents the vector of the [[subject]]'s [[intention]]ality. |
− | The double intersection of these two lines illustrates the nature of [[time|retroaction]]: the message, at the point marked '''s(A)''' in the [[graph of desire|elementary cell]], is the ''[[point de capiton]]'' determined [[time|retroactively]] by the particular [[punctuation]] given to it by the [[Other]], '''A'''. | + | The [[double]] intersection of these two lines illustrates the [[nature]] of [[time|retroaction]]: the [[message]], at the point marked '''s(A)''' in the [[graph of desire|elementary cell]], is the ''[[point de capiton]]'' determined [[time|retroactively]] by the [[particular]] [[punctuation]] given to it by the [[Other]], '''A'''. |
− | The | + | The [[linguistic|prelinguistic]] [[mythical]] [[subject]] of pure [[need]], indicated by the [[triangle]], must [[pass]] through the defiles of the [[signifier]] which produces the [[divided]] [[subject]], '''$'''. |
− | + | ===Intermediate Stages=== | |
− | The intermediate stages of the [[graph of desire]] are not meant to show any [[progress|evolution]] or [[development|temporal development]], since the [[graph of desire|graph]] always exists as a whole; they are simply pedagogical devices used by [[Lacan]] in order to illustrate the [[structure]] of the [[graph of desire|complete graph]].<ref>{{E}} p.315</ref> | + | The intermediate stages of the [[graph of desire]] are not meant to show any [[progress|evolution]] or [[development|temporal development]], since the [[graph of desire|graph]] always [[exists]] as a [[whole]]; they are simply pedagogical devices used by [[Lacan]] in [[order]] to illustrate the [[structure]] of the [[graph of desire|complete graph]].<ref>{{E}} p.315</ref> |
Nevertheless, [[Lacan]] never intended to describe the genetic stages of a [[biological]] [[development]]. | Nevertheless, [[Lacan]] never intended to describe the genetic stages of a [[biological]] [[development]]. | ||
− | Rather, it represents the "logical moments" of the birth of a [[speaking]] [[subject]]. | + | Rather, it represents the "[[logical]] moments" of the [[birth]] of a [[speaking]] [[subject]]. |
− | + | ===Complete Graph=== | |
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− | In the [[ | + | In the [[completed graph]] there are not one but two [[signifying chain]]s. |
− | The lower [[chain]] (from the [[signifier]] to the [[voice]]) is the [[conscious]] signifying chain]], the level of the [[statement]]. | + | The lower [[chain]] (from the [[signifier]] to the [[voice]]) is the [[conscious]] [[signifying chain]], the level of the [[statement]]. |
The upper [[chain]] (from ''[[jouissance]]'' to [[castration]]) is the [[signifying chain]] in the [[unconscious]], the level of the [[enunciation]]. | The upper [[chain]] (from ''[[jouissance]]'' to [[castration]]) is the [[signifying chain]] in the [[unconscious]], the level of the [[enunciation]]. | ||
− | The [[structure]] is thus duplicated: the upper part of the [[graph]] is structured exactly like the lower part. | + | The [[structure]] is thus duplicated: the upper part of the [[graph]] is [[structured]] exactly like the lower part. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
+ | {{See}} | ||
* [[Desire]] | * [[Desire]] | ||
+ | * ''[[Point de capiton]]'' | ||
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+ | * [[Signifier]] | ||
* [[Signifying Chain]] | * [[Signifying Chain]] | ||
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+ | * [[Structure]] | ||
+ | * [[Subject]] | ||
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+ | * [[Unconscious]] | ||
+ | * [[Topology]] | ||
+ | {{Also}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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+ | | [[French]]: ''[[graphe du désir]] | ||
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+ | [[Image:GRAPHOFDESIRE-TWO.jpg|thumb|]] | ||
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[[Category:Psychoanalysis]] | [[Category:Psychoanalysis]] | ||
[[Category:Jacques Lacan]] | [[Category:Jacques Lacan]] | ||
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