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| + | The [[matheme]] is a concept introduced in the [[{{LB}}|work]] of [[Jacques Lacan]]. | ||
| + | They are formulae designed as symbolic representations of his ideas and analyses. | ||
| − | ==See Also== | + | They were intended to introduce some degree of scientific rigour in [[philosophy|philosophical]] and [[psychology|psychological]] [[{{LB}}|writing]], replacing the often hard to understand verbal descriptions with formulae resembling those used in the [[science|hard sciences]], and as an easy way to hold, [[memory|remember]] and rehearse some of the core ideas of both [[Freud]] and [[Lacan]]. |
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| + | For example: $ <> a is the [[matheme]] for [[fantasy]] for [[Lacan]]. | ||
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| + | "Matheme", for Lacan, was not simply the imitation of science by philosophy, but the ideal of a perfect means for the integral transmission of knowledge. | ||
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| + | Natural language, with its constant "metonymic slide", fails here, where mathematics succeeds. | ||
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| + | Though sometimes disparaged as a case of "physics envy" or accused of introducing false rigor into a discpline that is more literary theory than hard science, there is also something of a sense of humor in Lacan's mathemes. | ||
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Revision as of 20:08, 10 September 2006
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Background
The matheme is a concept introduced in the work of Jacques Lacan.
They are formulae designed as symbolic representations of his ideas and analyses.
They were intended to introduce some degree of scientific rigour in philosophical and psychological writing, replacing the often hard to understand verbal descriptions with formulae resembling those used in the hard sciences, and as an easy way to hold, remember and rehearse some of the core ideas of both Freud and Lacan.
For example: $ <> a is the matheme for fantasy for Lacan.
"Matheme", for Lacan, was not simply the imitation of science by philosophy, but the ideal of a perfect means for the integral transmission of knowledge.
Natural language, with its constant "metonymic slide", fails here, where mathematics succeeds.
Though sometimes disparaged as a case of "physics envy" or accused of introducing false rigor into a discpline that is more literary theory than hard science, there is also something of a sense of humor in Lacan's mathemes.
See Also
References
