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+ | [[Sexuation]] is not about [[biological]] sex but about the sort of ''[[jouissance]]'' one is able to obtain.<ref>Fink, Bruce. ''Lacan to the Letter: Reading Ecrits Closely''. p.158.</ref> | ||
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+ | The term ''[[jouissance]]'' cannot strictly be translated as "[[pleasure]]". | ||
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+ | According to [[Freud]], [[pleasure]] is produced through a decrease in tension. | ||
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+ | ''[[Jouissance]]'' can be thought of as an increase in tension that is often experienced as painful. | ||
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+ | Translating the term as "pleasure" (or "enjoyment") can thus be misleading. | ||
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+ | [[Biological]] [[men]] and [[women]] can occupy either side of the diagram of [[sexuation]]. | ||
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+ | That is, there can be [[women]] who are organized according to the [[masculine]] form of ''[[jouissance]]'' and [[men]] who are organized according to the [[feminine]] form of ''[[jouissance]]''. | ||
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+ | (This begs the question as to why [[Lacan]] sees fit to refer to these positions as [[masculine]] or [[feminine]] at all.) | ||
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+ | The [[phallic function]] should be taken to denote [[castration]] or a limitation of ''[[jouissance]]''. | ||
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+ | [[Lacan]] is clear that the [[phallus]] -- and the [[phallic function]] -- should not be associated with the organ of the [[penis]] (but is a particular [[signifier]] signifying the [[desire]] or [[lack]] in the [[Other]]). | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:46, 4 August 2006
Sexuation is not about biological sex but about the sort of jouissance one is able to obtain.[1]
The term jouissance cannot strictly be translated as "pleasure".
According to Freud, pleasure is produced through a decrease in tension.
Jouissance can be thought of as an increase in tension that is often experienced as painful.
Translating the term as "pleasure" (or "enjoyment") can thus be misleading.
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Biological men and women can occupy either side of the diagram of sexuation.
That is, there can be women who are organized according to the masculine form of jouissance and men who are organized according to the feminine form of jouissance.
(This begs the question as to why Lacan sees fit to refer to these positions as masculine or feminine at all.)
The phallic function should be taken to denote castration or a limitation of jouissance.
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Lacan is clear that the phallus -- and the phallic function -- should not be associated with the organ of the penis (but is a particular signifier signifying the desire or lack in the Other).
- ↑ Fink, Bruce. Lacan to the Letter: Reading Ecrits Closely. p.158.