24,656
edits
Changes
Metaphor
,→The Oedipus Complex
[[Lacan]] analyzes the [[Oedipus complex]] in terms of a [[metaphor]] because it invovles the crucial concept of substitution; in this case, the substitution of the [[Name-of-the-Father]] for the [[desire]] of the [[mother]].
This fundamental [[metaphor]], which founds the possibility of all ther [[metaphorsmetaphor]], is designated by [[Lacan]] as the [[paternal metaphor]].
===Repression and Neurotic Symptoms===