[[Lacan]] uses the term ''[[captation]]'' to describe the [[imaginary]] effects of the [[specular image]] on the [[subject]].<ref>{{E}} p.18</ref>
==="Captivate" and "Capture"===
The double sense of the [[French]] term -- "[[captivation]]" and "[[capture]]" -- nicely indicates the ambiguous nature of the [[power]] of the [[specular image]].
===Captivation===* On the one hand, it has the sense of "[[captivation]]," thus expressing the fascinating, [[seduction|seductive power]] of the [[image]].
On the one hand, it conveys the sense of "[[captivation]]," thus expressing the [[power]] of the [[specular image]] to [[fascinate]] and/or to [[seduce]] the [[subject]]. ===Capture===* 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. On the other hand, the term also conveys the idea of "[[capture]]," which evokes the more sinister power of the [[image]] to "imprison" and/or to "hold" the [[subject]] in a disabling fixation.
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