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==Dictionary==
In the work of Jacques Lacan, the real, the symbolic, and the imaginary are a central set of references. The imaginary is the field of the ego.
The Imaginary is the realm of spatial identification that begins with the mirror stage (see above), and is instrumental in the development of psychic agency. As discussed, it is here that the emerging subject is able to identify his or her mirror image as 'self', as distinguished from 'other'. However, this process entails a certain structural alienation in that what is designated as 'self' is formed through what is Other – namely, the mirror image. What becomes the Subject proper is made through inception into [[the Symbolic]] order, which is when the infant acquires the ability to use language – that is, to realise his or her desire through speech.
==See Also==
# ——. (2001). Joyce: le symptôme. In his Autres écrits. Paris: Seuil.
== [[Kid A In Alphabet Land]] == [[Image:Kida_i.gif |right|frame]]'''Kid A In Alphabet Land Incinerates Another Insufferable Irritant - The Insouciant Imaginary!''' "You're Imaginary!" Said Kid A."This Is Easy...All Too Easy..." The Kid Thought, "Is It Only A Matter Of Time Before They See Through My Thin Veneer?..."''Remember: Not'' Fraud, ''but'' Freud![[Category:Kid A In Alphabet Land]]{{Footer Kid A}} [[Category:Jacques Lacan]]
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