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| − | The [[subject]] is inherently divided and can never be [[satisfaction|satisfied]]. | + | The [[subject]] is inherently [[divided]] and can never be [[satisfaction|satisfied]]. |
The [[subject]] is plagued by the [[anxiety]] that its ''[[jouissance]]'' - its [[pleasure]] or [[enjoyment]] - is never enough. | The [[subject]] is plagued by the [[anxiety]] that its ''[[jouissance]]'' - its [[pleasure]] or [[enjoyment]] - is never enough. | ||
| − | The [[subject]] is driven by an inherent dissatisfaction and sense of insufficiency. | + | The [[subject]] is driven by an inherent [[dissatisfaction]] and [[sense]] of insufficiency. |
[[Phallic jouissance]] is the jouissance that fails us, that disappoints us. | [[Phallic jouissance]] is the jouissance that fails us, that disappoints us. | ||
| − | We constantly ahve the sense that there is something ''more''; we do not know what this is, but we have the sense that it is there, and we want it. | + | We constantly ahve the sense that there is something ''more''; we do not [[know]] what this is, but we have the sense that it is there, and we [[want]] it. |
| − | [[Phallic jouissance]] is that form of enjoyment that the subject experiences. | + | [[Phallic jouissance]] is that [[form]] of enjoyment that the subject experiences. |
The [[subject]], even after it grasps its [[object of desire]] remains dissatisfied. | The [[subject]], even after it grasps its [[object of desire]] remains dissatisfied. | ||
| − | The subject is disappointed and has a sense that its desire has not been fully satisfied. | + | The subject is disappointed and has a sense that its [[desire]] has not been fully [[satisfied]]. |
| − | This sense of dissatisfaction that always leaves something wanting is precisely what Lacan calls phallic jouissance and defines the masculine structure. | + | This sense of dissatisfaction that always leaves something wanting is precisely what [[Lacan]] calls [[phallic]] jouissance and defines the [[masculine]] [[structure]]. |
| − | A masculine structure is characterized by turning the Other into an objet a, and mistakenly thinking that the object can fully satisfy its desire. | + | A masculine structure is characterized by turning the [[Other]] into an [[objet]] a, and mistakenly [[thinking]] that the [[object]] can fully [[satisfy]] its desire. |
| − | Phallic jouissance is experienced by both men and women and is defined as phallic insofar as it is characterized by failure. | + | Phallic jouissance is experienced by both men and [[women]] and is defined as phallic insofar as it is characterized by failure. |
Latest revision as of 20:58, 20 May 2019
The subject is inherently divided and can never be satisfied. The subject is plagued by the anxiety that its jouissance - its pleasure or enjoyment - is never enough. The subject is driven by an inherent dissatisfaction and sense of insufficiency.
Phallic jouissance is the jouissance that fails us, that disappoints us. We constantly ahve the sense that there is something more; we do not know what this is, but we have the sense that it is there, and we want it. Phallic jouissance is that form of enjoyment that the subject experiences. The subject, even after it grasps its object of desire remains dissatisfied. The subject is disappointed and has a sense that its desire has not been fully satisfied. This sense of dissatisfaction that always leaves something wanting is precisely what Lacan calls phallic jouissance and defines the masculine structure. A masculine structure is characterized by turning the Other into an objet a, and mistakenly thinking that the object can fully satisfy its desire. Phallic jouissance is experienced by both men and women and is defined as phallic insofar as it is characterized by failure.
