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* the [[discourse]] of the '''[[hysteric]]''', and
* the [[discourse]] of the '''[[analyst]]'''.
=====Four Symbols=====
[[Image:Lacan-fourdiscourseletters.jpg|thumb|250px|right|[[Algebra]]ic [[symbol]]s from the [[Four Discourses]]]]
Each of the [[four discourses]] is represented by an [[matheme|algorithm]], each of which contains four [[algebraic]] [[symbol]]s.
Each of the [[four discourses]] is represented by an [[matheme|algorithm]] of four [[algebraic]] [[symbol]]s.
[[Lacan]] represents each of the [[four discourses]] by an '''[[matheme|algorithm]]''': each [[matheme|algorithm]] contains ''four'' [[algebraic]] '''[[symbol]]s'''.
The '''[[discourse|positions]]''' of these ''four'' '''[[symbol]]s''' is what distinguishes the [[discourse|four discourses]] from one another.
What distinguishes the [[discourse|four discourses]] from one another is the '''[[discourse|positions]]''' of these four '''[[symbol]]s'''.
The [[discourse|four discourses]] are distinguished from one another by the '''[[discourse|positions]]''' of these four '''[[symbol]]s'''.
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Each [[discourse]] has ''four'' [[discourse|positions]], which stand in a fixed relationship to one another.
There are ''four '' [[discourse|positions]] in each [[discourse]], which stand in a fixed relationship to one another.
The first position (with which each [[discourse]] starts) is called the [[discourse|agent]].
The second position is called the [[discourse|other]].
The third position is called the [[discourse|product]].
The four position is called the [[discourse|truth]].
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