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The [[discourse of the Master]] is the first of [[Lacan]]'s [[discourse|four discourses]] or four accounts of the social link provided in [[communication]].
[[Lacan]]'s "[[matheme]]" or [[symbol]] for the [[Master]] is [[Image:SS1.gif]].
In the [[discourse of the Master]], this [[symbol]] occupies the first (upper left) position in the formula.
[[Lacan]] calls this position the position of the "agent," that is, the one who is speaking.
The formula is written:
<center>[[Image:MASTERDISCOURSE.jpg]]</center>
The formula tells us that the [[Master]] ([[Image:SS1.gif]]) is [[speech|speaking]], that he is the agent.
* [[Master]]
