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| − | The [[imaginary]] is one of the [[order|three orders]] that [[structure]] [[human]] [[existence]], the others being the [[symbolic]] and the [[real]]. | + | The [[imaginary]] is one of the [[order|three orders]] that [[structure]] [[human]] [[existence]], the [[others]] [[being]] the [[symbolic]] and the [[real]]. |
| + | [[Lacan]]'s [[concept]] of the [[Imaginary]] first appeared in his [[{{Y}}|1936]] [[Jacques Lacan:Bibliography|paper]] "[[The Mirror Stage]]". | ||
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| − | The | + | The [[imaginary]] arises from the [[infant]]'s [[experience]] of its [[specular ego]]. |
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| − | + | In the [[mirror stage]], the [[child]] [[identification|identifies]] with the [[specular image]], and this inaugurates the series of [[identification]]s that will consturct the [[ego]]. | |
| + | The [[child]] is literally [[captivate]]d by a [[specular]] [[other]] thanks to an [[identification]] which is also an [[alienation]]. | ||
| − | [[ | + | The [[imaginary]] is thus the realm in which [[self]] and other merge, and in which [[identity]] is grounded in a mere [[semblance]] of [[unity]]. |
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| − | It arises with the [[mirror stage]] but extends far into the adult individual's experience of others and of the external world. | + | The [[imaginary]] is not a [[stage]] which is overcome or transcended, and is a cosntant [[presence]] in the lives of human [[subjects]]. |
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| + | It arises with the [[mirror stage]] but extends far into the [[adult]] [[individual]]'s experience of others and of the [[external]] [[world]]. | ||
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Lacan's concept of the Imaginary first appeared in his 1936 paper "The Mirror Stage".
The imaginary arises from the infant's experience of its specular ego.
The child is literally captivated by a specular other thanks to an identification which is also an alienation. The imaginary is thus the realm in which self and other merge, and in which identity is grounded in a mere semblance of unity.
The imaginary is not a stage which is overcome or transcended, and is a cosntant presence in the lives of human subjects. It arises with the mirror stage but extends far into the adult individual's experience of others and of the external world.
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