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+ | "[[Separation]]" is linked to [[desire]], and designates the process through which the [[child]] differentiates himself from the [[mother]] and is not simply a [[subject]] of [[language]]. | ||
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+ | [[Separation]] occurs in the domain of [[desire]] and requires from the [[subject]] a "[[want-to-be]]" (''manque-à-être'') separate from the [[signifying chain]]. | ||
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+ | It also involves a "want to know" of that which is outside [[structure]] and beyond [[language]] and the [[Other]]. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== |
Revision as of 12:45, 11 September 2006
Lacan introduced the concept of "separation" in Seminar XI.[1]
"Separation" is linked to desire, and designates the process through which the child differentiates himself from the mother and is not simply a subject of language.
Separation occurs in the domain of desire and requires from the subject a "want-to-be" (manque-à-être) separate from the signifying chain.
It also involves a "want to know" of that which is outside structure and beyond language and the Other.