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[[Algebra]] is a branch of [[mathematics]] which reduces the solution of problems to manipulations of [[symbolic]] expressions.
==Jacques LacanFormalization==In 1955, [[Lacan]] begins to use [[algebraic]] [[symbol]]s -- in an attempt to [[formalize]] [[psychoanalysis]].
:Just as [[Claude Lévi-Strauss]] uses quasi--mathematical formulae in an attempt to set [[anthropology]] on a more [[scientific]] footing, [[Lacan]] attempts to do the same for [[psychoanalysis]]
==List==
[[Image:Lacan-algebra.jpg|thumb|right|[[List of algebraic symbols]]]]
The [[algebraic]] [[symbol]]s used by [[Lacan]], which appear principally in the [[matheme]]s, [[schema l]] and the [[graph of desire]], are [[List of Algebraic Symbols|listed here]], together with their most common [[meaning]].
''[[List of algebraic symbols|Click here]] to view the [[List of Algebraic Symbols]]'' ==Development==It is important to remember that the [[symbol]]s do not always refer to the same concept throughout [[Lacan]]'s work, but are used in different ways as his work develops. Therefore some caution should be exercised when referring to the following list of equivalencesabove. ==Details==The typographic details and diacritics are extremely important in [[Lacan]]ian [[algebra]].The difference between upper- and lower-case [[symbol]]s, the difference between italicised and non-italicised [[symbol]]s, the use of the apostrophe, the minus [[sign]], and subscripts; all these details play their part in the [[algebraic]] system. For example the upper-case letters usually refer to the [[symbolic]] [[order]], whereas the lower-case letters usually refer to the [[imaginary]]. The use of the [[bar]] is also important. ==See Also=={{See}}* [[Bar]]* [[Formalization]]||* [[Mathematics]]* [[Matheme]]||* [[Science]]* [[Symbol]]{{Also}} ==References==<div style="font-size:11px" class="references-small"><references/></div> [[Category:Psychoanalysis]][[Category:Jacques Lacan]][[Category:Science]][[Category:Dictionary]][[Category:Concepts]][[Category:Terms]]{{OK}} __NOTOC__