The French substantive ''[[captation]]'' is a neologism coined by the French psychoanalysts Edouard Pichon and Odile Codet, from the verb ''capter''.
It was adopted by Lacan in 1948 to refer to the [[imaginary]] effects of the [[specular image]]<ref>see E, 18</ref>, and occurs regularly in his work from this point on.
The double sense of the ''[[Captation]]'' is a [[French ]] term nicely indicates the ambiguous nature of the power of the specular imagedeveloped by [[psychoanalyst]]s Eduard Picon and Odile Codet.
On the one hand, it has the sense of 'captivation', thus expressing the fascinating, seductive power of the The term was adopted by [[imageLacan]]in [[1948]] and occurs regularly in his work from this point on.
On the other hand, ==Specular Image==[[Lacan]] uses the term also conveys the idea of 'capture', which evokes [[captation]]'' to the more sinister power ([[imaginary]]) effects of the [[specular image to imprison ]] on the [[subject]] in a disabling [[fixation.]]<ref>{{E}} p.18</ref>
The double sense of the term - "[[captivation]]" and "[[capture]]" - indicates the ambiguous nature of the [[power]] of the [[specular image]]. ===Captivation=References==<referencesThe term conveys the idea of "captivation." In this sense, ''[[captation]]'' refers to the [[power]] of the [[specular image]] to "[[captivate]]" - to [[fascinate]] and/>or to [[seduce]] - the [[subject]].
===Capture===
The term also conveys the idea of "capture."
In this sense, ''[[captation]]'' refers to the [[power]] of the [[specular image]] to "capture" - to "imprison" and/or to "hold" - the [[subject]] (in a (disabling) [[fixation]]).
==See Also==
* [[Imaginary]]
* [[Specular image]]
* [[Seduction]]
* [[Subject]]
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