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Of a Femininity That is Not-All: A Lacanian Approach

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Of a Femininity That is Not-All: A Lacanian Approach

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Summary: In contrast to Freud, for whom the feminine subject is a subject of lack seeking to compensate for deprivation of the phallus, Lacan discovers a feminine jouissance. Sexual difference, for Lacan, is not determined by anatomy but is fundamentally dissymmetrical, arising from different ways of relating to the phallus and to castration. The feminine subject approaches lack and the Other jouissance from the not-all and handles the semblance of the phallus in relation to the desire of the Other through masquerade or through supporting the position of the object cause of desire.

Keywords:

  • Keyword: The not-all
  • Keyword: Other jouissance
  • Keyword: Sexual Difference
  • Keyword: Inconsistency of the Other
  • Keyword: Object cause of desire

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Pickmann, C., (2006) “Of a Femininity That is Not-All: A Lacanian Approach”, EJP import test 1.

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  • Published on 2006-02-18
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