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==Jacques Lacan==
===There is No Relation Between the Sexes===
[[Lacan]] first proposes his famous [[formula]]: ''il n'y a pas de rapport sexuel'' in 1970,<ref>{{L}} ''[[Seminar XVII|Le Séminaire. Livre XVII. L'envers de la psychanalyse, 1969-70]]''. Ed. [[Jacques-Alain Miller]]. [[Paris]]: Seuil, 1991: 134</ref> and takes it up again in his [[seminar]] of 1972-3.<ref>{{S20}} p. 17</ref>
This formula is usually translated into [[English]] as "There is no such [[thing]] as a [[sexual ]] [[relationship (rapport sexuel) ]]", which is misleading since [[Lacan first proposes his]] is certainly not denying that [[people]] have sex!
famous The formula: il nmight be better rendered "There is no relation between the [[sexes]]", thus emphasizing that it is not primarily the [[act]] of 'y a pas de rapport sexuel in 1970 (see ''sexual intercourse''' that [[Lacan 1969-70:]] is referring to but the question of the relation between the [[sexual difference|masculine sexual position]] and the [[sexual difference|feminine sexual position]].
134), and takes it up again ===Sexual Difference===The formula thus condenses a [[number]] of points in his seminar [[Lacan]]'s approach to the question of 1972-3 (S20, 17). This formula is[[sexual difference]]:
usually translated into English as '====Other of Langage====1. There is no such thing direct, unmediated relation between the [[sexual difference|male]] and [[sexual difference|female sexual position]], because the [[Other]] of [[language]] stands between [[them]] as a sexual relation-[[third]] party.<ref>{{S20}} p. 64</ref>
ship<blockquote>"Between [[male]] and [[female]] [[human]] beings there is no such thing as an instinctive relationship', which because all [[sexuality]] is misleading since Lacan is certainly not denying that people havemarked by the signifier."<ref>{{L}} (l975b) "[[Conférence à Genève sur le symptôme]]." ''Les Block-[[Notes]] de la [[psychanalyse]]''. Brussels.</ref></blockquote>
sex! The formula might be better rendered 'There One consequence of this is no relation between that it is not possible to define [[perversion]] by reference to a supposedly [[nature|natural form]] of the[[sexual relationship]] (as [[Freud]] did).
sexes', [[Heterosexuality]] is thus emphasising that it is not primarily the act of sexual intercourse that[[natural]] but [[normative]].<ref>{{Ec}} p. 223</ref>
Lacan ====Asymmetry====2. There is referring to but no reciprocity or symmetry between the question of [[sexual difference|male]] and [[sexual difference|female sexual positions]] because the [[symbolic order]] is fundamentally asymmetrical; there is no corresponding [[signifier]] which could [[signify]] [[Woman]] in the relation between same way that the masculine[[sexual difference|male]] [[sex]] is [[symbolize]]d.
sexual position and There is only one [[signifier]], the feminine sexual position[[phallus]], which governs the relations between the [[sex]]es.<ref>{{E}} p. The formula thus condenses a289</ref>
number of points in Lacan's approach to There is thus no [[symbol]] for a symmetrical [[sexual relationship]]: "the question of SEXUAL DIFFERENCE:sexual relationship cannot be written."<ref>{{S20}} p. 35</ref>
1====Love====3. There is no direct, unmediated relation Relations between men and [[women]] can never be [[harmonious]]; "The most naked [[rivalry]] between the male men and femalewomen is eternal."<ref>{{S2}} p. 263</ref>
sexual position, because [[Love]] is no more than an [[illusion]] designed to make up for the Other [[absence]] of language stands harmonious relations between them the [[sex]]es (whether presented in [[mythical]] [[terms]], as a thirdin [[Plato]]'s [[Symposium]], or in [[psychoanalytic]] terms, as in [[Balint]]'s [[concept]] of [[love|genital love]]).
party (S20, 64)====Drives====4. The [[drive|sexual drives]] are directed not towards a "[[whole]] person" but towards [[part-object]]s. 'Between male and female human beings there is no such
There is therefore no such thing as an instinctive a [[sexual relationship' because all sexuality is marked by the]] between two [[subject]]s, only between a [[subject]] and a ([[partial]]) object.
signifier For the man, the [[objet (Lacanpetit) a|object a]] occupies the [[place]] of the [[missing]] partner, l975bwhich produces the [[matheme]] of [[fantasy]] (SOa); in other [[words]], the [[Woman]] does not [[exist]] for the man as a [[real]] [[subject]], but only as a [[fantasy]] [[object]], the [[cause]] of his [[desire]].<ref>{{S20}} p. One consequence of this is that it is not possible to58</ref>
define perversion by reference ====Woman and Mother====5. [[Woman]] cannot function sexually qua [[Woman]] but only qua [[mother]]; "[[Woman]] begins to a supposedly natural form of function in the sexualrelationship only as mother."<ref>{{S20}} p. 36</ref>
relationship (as Freud did)====Sex and Meaning====6. Heterosexuality As something rooted in the [[real]], [[sex]] is thus not natural but normativeopposed to [[meaning]]; and "sex, in opposing itself to [[sense]], is also, by definition, opposed to relation, to [[communication]]."<ref>Copjec, Joan. 1994: 21</ref>
(Ec, 223).==See Also=={{See}} 2. There is no reciprocity or symmetry between the male and female positions because the * [[SymbolicDesire]] order is fundamentally asymmetrical; there is no corresponding signifier which could signify * [[WomanDrive]] in the same way that the male sex is symbolised. There is only one signifier, the * [[PhallusExistence]], which governs the relations between the sexes (E, 289). There is thus no symbol for a symmetrical sexual relationship: 'the sexual relationship cannot be written' (S20, 35).  3. Relations between men and women can never be harmonious; 'The most naked rivalry between men and women is eternal' (S2, 263). Love is no more than an illusion designed to make up for the absence of harmonious relations between the sexes (whether presented in mythical terms, as in Plato's Sympo- sium, or in psychoanalytic terms, as in Balint's concept of GENITAL œOVC).  4. The sexual drives are directed not towards a 'whole person' but towards|| PART-OBJECTS. There is therefore no such thing as a sexual relationship between two subjects, only between a subject and a (partial) object. For the man, the object a occupies the place of the missing partner, which produces the matheme of fantasy (SOa); in other words, the * [[WomanFantasy]] does not exist for the man as a * [[RealLanguage]] subject, but only as a fantasy object, the cause of his desire (S20, 58).  5. * [[Woman]] cannot function sexually qua [[WomanLove]] but only qua mother;||'* [[WomanMother]] begins to function in the sexual relationship only as mother' (S20, 36).  6. As something rooted in the [[Real]], sex is opposed to meaning; and 'sex, in  represents a radically different way in which the SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP CAD misfire (S20, 53-4).   sexual relationship (rapport sexuel) Lacan first proposes his famous formula: il n'y a pas de rapport sexuel in 1970 (see Lacan 1969-70: 134), and takes it up again in his seminar of 1972-3 (S20, 17). This formula is usually translated into English as 'There is no such thing as a sexual relation- ship', which is misleading since Lacan is certainly not denying that people have sex! The formula might be better rendered 'There is no relation between the sexes', thus emphasising that it is not primarily the act of sexual intercourse that Lacan is referring to but the question of the relation between the masculine sexual position and the feminine sexual position. The formula thus condenses a number of points in Lacan's approach to the question of SEXUAL DIFFERENCE:  1. There is no direct, unmediated relation between the male and female sexual position, because the Other of language stands between them as a third party (S20, 64). 'Between male and female human beings there is no such thing as an instinctive relationship' because all sexuality is marked by the signifier (Lacan, l975b). One consequence of this is that it is not possible to define perversion by reference to a supposedly natural form of the sexual relationship (as Freud did). Heterosexuality is thus not natural but normative (Ec, 223).  2. There is no reciprocity or symmetry between the male and female positions because the * [[SymbolicPart Object]] order is fundamentally asymmetrical; there is no corresponding signifier which could signify * [[WomanPerversion]] in the same way that the||male sex is symbolised. There is only one signifier, the * [[Phallus]], which governs the relations between the sexes (E, 289). There is thus no symbol for a symmetrical sexual relationship: 'the sexual relationship cannot be written' (S20, 35).  3. Relations between men and women can never be harmonious; 'The most naked rivalry between men and women is eternal' (S2, 263). Love is no more than an illusion designed to make up for the absence of harmonious relations between the sexes (whether presented in mythical terms, as in Plato's Sympo- sium, or in psychoanalytic terms, as in Balint's concept of GENITAL œOVC).  4. The sexual drives are directed not towards a 'whole person' but towards PART-OBJECTS. There is therefore no such thing as a sexual relationship between two subjects, only between a subject and a (partial) object. For the man, the object a occupies the place of the missing partner, which produces the matheme of fantasy (SOa); in other words, the * [[WomanSexual difference]] does not exist for the man as a * [[RealSignifier]] subject, but only as a fantasy object, the cause of his desire (S20, 58).|| 5. [* [Woman]] cannot function sexually qua [[WomanSymbol]] but only qua mother; '* [[WomanSymbolic]] begins to function in the sexual relationship only as mother' (S20, 36).  6. As something rooted in the * [[RealWoman]], sex is opposed to meaning; and 'sex, in     opposing itself to sense, is also, by definition, opposed to relation, to commu- nication' (Copjec, 1994: 21).{{Also}}
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