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− | + | In 1958, he goes on to elaborate the [[structure]] of this [[metaphor]]; it involves the [[substitution]] of one [[signifier]] (the [[Name-of-the-Father]]) for [[another]] (the [[desire]] of the [[mother]]).<ref>{{E}} p.200</ref> | |
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− | The [[paternal metaphor]] thus designates the [[metaphorical]] (i.e. substitutive) character of the [[oedipus complex]] itself. | + | The [[paternal metaphor]] thus designates the [[metaphorical]] (i.e. [[substitutive]]) [[character]] of the [[oedipus complex]] itself. |
− | It is the fundamental [[metaphor]] on which all [[signification]] depends: for this reason, all [[signification]] is [[phallic]]. | + | It is the fundamental [[metaphor]] on which all [[signification]] depends: for this [[reason]], all [[signification]] is [[phallic]]. |
If the [[Name-of-the-Father]] is [[foreclosed]] (i.e. in [[psychosis]]), there can be no [[paternal metaphor]], and hence no [[phallic]] [[signification]]. | If the [[Name-of-the-Father]] is [[foreclosed]] (i.e. in [[psychosis]]), there can be no [[paternal metaphor]], and hence no [[phallic]] [[signification]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 20 May 2019
Paternal Metaphor
The phrase "paternal metaphor" is introduced by Lacan in 1957.[1]
In 1958, he goes on to elaborate the structure of this metaphor; it involves the substitution of one signifier (the Name-of-the-Father) for another (the desire of the mother).[2]
The paternal metaphor thus designates the metaphorical (i.e. substitutive) character of the oedipus complex itself.
It is the fundamental metaphor on which all signification depends: for this reason, all signification is phallic.
If the Name-of-the-Father is foreclosed (i.e. in psychosis), there can be no paternal metaphor, and hence no phallic signification.
See Also
References
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Le Séminaire. Livre IV. La relation d'objet, 19566-57. Ed. Jacques-Alain Miller. Paris: Seuil, 1991. p. 379
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.200