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The concept of [[causality ]] forms an important thread that runs throughout [[Lacan]]'s entire úuvre. It first appears in the context of the question of the cause of psychosis, which is a central concern of Lacan's doctoral thesis (Lacan, 1932). Lacan returns to this question in 1946, where the cause of madness becomes the very essence of all psychical causality. In the 1946 paper he reiterates his earlier view that a specifically psychical cause is needed to explain psychosis; however, he also questions the possibility of defining 'psychical' in terms of a simple opposition to the concept of matter, and this leads him, in 1955, to dispense with the simplistic notion of 'psychogenesis' (S3, 7)work.

In It first appears in the 1950s Lacan begins to address the very concept context of causality itself, arguing that it is to be situated on the border between the symbolic and the real; it implies 'a mediation between the chain question of symbols and the real' (S2, 192). He argues that the concept [[cause]] of causality[[psychosis]], which underpins all science, is itself a non-scientific concept; 'the very notion central concern of cause . . . is established on the basis of an original wager[[Lacan]]' (S2s doctoral thesis <ref>Lacan, 192)1932</ref>.

In the seminar of 1962-3, [[Lacan argues that the true meaning of causality should be looked for ]] returns to this question in the phenomenon of anxiety1946, for anxiety is where the [[cause ]] of doubt. He then links this with [[madness]] becomes the concept very essence of OBJETPETITA, which is now defined as the cause of desire, rather than that towards which desire tendsall psychical [[causality]].

In 1964the 1946 paper he reiterates his earlier view that a specifically psychical [[cause]] is needed to explain [[psychosis]]; however, Lacan uses Aristotlehe also questions the possibility of defining 's typology psychical' in terms of causes a simple opposition to illustrate the difference between the symbolic concept of matter, and this leads him, in 1955, to dispense with the real (see cHANCE)simplistic notion of 'psychogenesis' <ref>{{S3}} p.7</ref>.

In the 1950s [[Lacan returns ]] begins to address the subject very concept of [[causality in his 1965-6 seminar]] itself, where he distinguishes arguing that it is to be situated on the border between magic, religion, science the [[symbolic]] and the [[real]]; it implies "a mediation between the chain of symbols and psychoanalysis on the basis to their relationship to truth as cause (see Lacan, 1965a)real."<ref>{{S2}} p.192</ref>.

Lacan also plays on He argues that the ambiguity concept of the term[[causality]], since besides being 'that which provokes an effect'underpins all [[science]], is itself a non-scientific concept; "the very notion of cause ... is also 'that for which one fights, that which one defends'. Lacan clearly sees himself as fighting for 'the Freudian cause' (the name he gave to the school he founded in 1980), although this fight can only be won when one realises that established on the cause basis of the unconscious is always 'a lost cause' (Sll, 128)an original wager."<ref>{{S2}} p.192</ref>.

causeIn the [[seminar]] of 1962-3, [[Lacan]] argues that the true [[meaning]] of [[causality]] should be looked for in the phenomenon of [[anxiety]], 21, 23, 52, 70, 128 for [[Seminar XIanxiety]]is the cause of doubt.

==References==In 1964, [[Lacan]] uses [[Aristotle]]'s typology of [[cause]]s to illustrate the difference between the [[symbolic]] and the [[real]]. [[Lacan]] returns to the [[subject]] of [[causality]] in his 1965-6 [[seminar]], where he distinguishes between [[magic]], [[religion]], [[science]] and [[psychoanalysis]] on the basis to their relationship to [[truth]] as [[cause]].<ref>Lacan, 1965a<references/ref>