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Specular image

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The [[specular image]] (''[[image spèculaire]]'') refers to the reflection of one's own [[body]] in the [[mirror]], the [[image]] of oneself which is simultaneously oneself and [[other]] (the '[[little other]]'). 
It is by [[identifying ]] with the [[specular image]] that the [[infant]] first begins to construct hiS its [[ego]] in the [[mirror stage]].
Even when there is no real [[mirror]], the [[infant ]] sees its behaviour reflected in the imitative gestures of an adult or another child; these imitative gestures enable the other person to function as a [[specular image]].
The [[human ]] [[being ]] is completely captivated by the [[specular image]].
this This is the basic reason for the power of the [[imaginary]] in the [[subject]].
There are certain things which have no [[specular image]], which are not 'specularisable'.
These are the [[phallus]], the [[erogenous zones]], and ''[[objet petit a]]''.
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