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[[Lacan]] uses the term ''[[captation]]'' to describe the [[imaginary]] effects of the [[specular image]] on the [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.18</ref>
* On the one hand, it has conveys the sense of "[[captivation]]," thus expressing the fascinating, [[seduction|seductive power]] of the [[image]].
* On the other hand, the term also conveys the idea of "[[capture]]," which evokes the more sinister power of the [[image]] to imprison the [[subject]] in a disabling fixation.
