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yuu Laon THE SEMINAR OF JACQUES LACAN uted by Jacques-Alsin Miler On Feminine Sexuality The Limits of Love and Knowledge BOOK Xx Encore 1972-1973 WW. NORTON & COMPANY te emi cmp see han dae en ei tel fi as te eerie omer yr neta a 4 Siem at 1 Sens stn tens itm betta SSinisomsnes, Sonne (amen enn , Sooke en sores Fo iter 5 RE ‘osha Nenu OY CONTENTS PREFACE "Ris alton lng overdue Pubied .Fench in 1975, she ‘Pounding Seria ning vre of Lacan's mot sophie ‘Fron ove, deze, and jomance could wel have peared n gis ‘ound he sume tinea he ety Saeaon (1977 and Toe Fa ‘imam Cone of Phanays (Seria XY, 1978) Tn bene, ‘Lacan of ening hin 0 he Eeisspehing worl bi been ‘eee by many oe ily prenensed oo by eran of Mi oe ‘ender ful Keenan Lace gay, hough ewe ‘Sieg btn rom tn any poss and yw spte of Ameen, ‘Awol nd et cr who buen my vem, gs mepeseted “Tis tanta, long-amate byte pc and by me Lays waned copies oto des a college, ug never expected 19 Ie piven he eppeernty to amie msl unl the day eque-Alin Miler and Noon proposed tome =n fered pote ope of ‘ending debate on te bss of wrehing coe 0 what Lacan acta ‘Si and quieting the ngs of ben! redatons of Laat views f Ba Pires dered Son commentaries op commen on comments “hat cute pas serous seaemic dour The ot debe wed tonne my owe peo pubised ‘eerretion of Lani ew of somal iernce inthis aseon, emping iste remain. open oben sured by his frmltions {ended usps), Newt, Laas rene anyone ‘whoa made a erour atempt to graple with tc aware polplnt {harbour sre me mabe poe fo ale any ene ot Sshasoever Asie inthe ste of an ana iting fo the douse [pofere by an anaand ee bo escaping hort fame of or ~ Forvhourtome ame one bers ong o spy fa back on he read ad 0 Bep nei exe enough as pat al of be me scoring “Te ame lyon here it Thope wl be apparent tthe re Inger contet of Lacan's wos, ining te complete Bet (he 123 popes ‘ich Tam curety elongating for Norn ay ‘SoC Lace seminar snd ode of Lac wings and ares wel [have striven to mike ese of wha act aren he conten of wat eta before an aera Hi work sia ist hr Sophie teary and pyc context ar well he ements wich ‘eee enon col ere hope to mae, Ratsl Gras (he lator ‘Seminal, The Pchon, who caenytamalting Sera VE td “oe Fink were ery bein roving wos references, Reader ‘eandaon are encouraged to wre ec fhe paar repsing ‘pein vocabulary snd pete yore sede alae oat ay Hie ovelobed. Adoune wali Lacan's wt slong erm eh cto hich my people i may ls soul obute "Aword here sbout my tanalacon "atgy he sought t ip the tran toe “lean” and ing pnb an a a led me 0 ‘legate ome complex piraselogy tnd decaf aerate eg toate amore rec fo meth the ines of etn page cy ‘eed bythe incon of oo may see, parntheseremai, a ural poppy (of sch Lacy Rec Provide snug I are “dered thrupot to makebe Engh nan hve se poreraon fect on se Engi reer the French doe nthe Frenchy tod he a ‘be obtined by occas naling own sang gl tha ‘gh be hope for he prpoes of enenie commentary. On ch Occ Sons have dropped fonmote det what my wel ave Bee ped of Tam rtf to Rusel Gras whoa i hrough reading f Chapter of his wane, emined me one sgn of nt how tay aera ‘exdg ae posable Hele Pak proved irae att check {Bethe env French a Eglsh tx ln by Une ad spending course ows peeny paring oer Laces uy grammar sad ens big fer with me alone am reponse fre aces in ry (Cera readers may ace to be reminded ht hi wt #0 al ial, br mera erie of ag Sprved is given fm moe ‘Thefrenchetor of te Semin nego Alin Mle, ad work o> ‘Henopapbers aly manips foe asad wa bie et {petings for cera of Lacs nelogiamy an connate snd ow ‘rs of panconing ior Lace’ inner wesc, Alf th prep ‘ens ere follow the French tex, and mah ofthe puta he ‘dled on hae apd by Mer un approved fy Lac "ew ters in he Lacan opt re cto de to Engl I On jouissance eso happened hat i ot publsh The Bhi of Pocoonai! AL be ‘Se ma form of plese on my pre-e ja be my us, bey ‘mo? With he pase ne {ened at Tcl te more Ton wan bow anything wot Thana dou wy, mith the psage fn, Lam il (em) here snd you seo. neve comet beamaned by? "hat has word nm eo fr whe re bo on 08 pa, ‘nthe great ma of ou howe here a "dot want o kao sang ‘Shout ft” Bathe al important questa ~i the tame one? Ts your" don't went to dao anthing abou i epeding# cetin ‘ove tat ssid to you Bit bt what ia work in me owt think soy ands precy bene you suppose that bein rm ‘erent lace shan ou inh T dont ato ow anything about ‘at you Sad youre ached (he) come. Such ay we oe ‘hat with epee oyu ean on be fre nthe pout fa anaand dom "Tce want tho nn about ibe ute some ne “Tos wy ts aly when Yours seems adequnt to outa you can i 5 Lai 199986 eins, ed La de ‘med oats on fy anaind normally detach your om your wal ‘Tac consusion ram mth a coy so what people be ees tering thr i ao contwton bore iy Poison w an ent and srt do here Lan yer Heed what hough I could 8 0 Yoo ie Mo) and hen, Gouge Tat has notng to do's oo" Je tpi pa te mops: Ose pay tht faye die, rgremer oly eto arow Hy teat ee ofthe Rae, ‘hich nash that eewbere ean ely etme (pe) "Tl the acura underpin pre) mye nto begin it snc ths ear, Lam ft fl og 1 ue Bat Jou ae hed 2 Bod ‘payed ffl, here beng fou "To emer jy wo had been bd enough 9 Sasize aout my Secours TT cold rapond ode ove ham ene fe foun ‘om namely thar language not he pean teing ht Td noel ‘tf place having to speak chook since the shoo wich ‘he enstnce of code aks le tt angunge const tees td Stour ing ben cnt ovr te spe waren pening beg town sr men, re unethng ee aloe. Ths Bin by suming ‘tary te in bed vequrerthatTapologeoh Tene hi dod, sl ea the frit a basicaly talk abou what Iam ping tk yu sout psu ‘Law doe ot ipre she bed. Take, fo example, the fe como on which the racic of concbinage which means fo ep topehe i ‘owe. What Iam ming de Sega with et fra Yl in am eigen ee ri ce ghee Tack? Toe ESS e wr meecaeedeccan Srihiameagren etme meee ch ca it eg ch i nA SES estat wenn Fae ibn oan ons cnt otro wh pt rd he he eh he teri een) pose “Capo sp son eee Sec seen mt npc ce ae icc ren thane pps at ‘fran soe wen one Pgs ope eng Son drt una mene Unto mem a o SS cy re bre wee en oa be sa lence uc ae et nt Suet npn oe cw enya caeeraar {BUS dy ree eign aa (ou nace seen pe Tat pt on ley ett eh stag) wy Neg ese ek) ‘Seon pray The np eingre eancs” Tie wre nen eee eae psn ung te oop met Sov as ant a rea haat en Per py sens “ome nce eae SeieT ine tn fn acdsee popes SiSuraeyoncppeaton ater Soeet beret ‘Sin rte tayo donot Sst heh oneal a= tng So SSujpncantinheneuecee mena feng fon eto ottoman oo tant th pope se Sinctey ounce “ncn stn So Lam lg eethrmbsndiishecte tt He ea oe seeders ae perce nem crs emt Tes eet see Sioa ae 19801 ey Re Se ope ad Tn” ee sn ce cn cess rages Done ‘dance aa wil wie o he door oh ou et you my pepe ‘eal ress you ml vg puedo he ow wre low Ihe vnrenc:Jounance of te Otero te Oe wi capil ©, ‘Bebo othe Other who symbolans he Otero thei of ove 2 re hab dn wre ter ih "enor so ee” Tove, of coure, const tn at se)” and ava mut {put rward that en long ne go, very ge by sang a ekg ae tlvaye ma 0 node tbe wed, "Then wa then a Tore foe =i ys rin” “Bor fear, of cure!” Tate ‘iy te unconscious nied - so ha we woul ale he mat ‘Stee ite Osher dere, and hat lore we ts pason tarot Ignorance of dei nevertheless wile por, When Tonk tore clon we seth ravage wei y hi, eine ouhance ofthe Osher? dy = rem queen, Decne tae ewer ey conte cece Ween tb he art Ise nora suicien enmer eer bee ove Geman ove fever ope (ncn pa) Semanding demands enee. “Ena oe ‘sete ep Cn te Osher rom which he aman fora a "Where he does mht abe wu at ee ceway oe ‘en aver th oasanes of he Othe ody om? "Dh not lovee wat et, sped eae By the cape Sanne-Ane Hospital that goon my ere et mys 90a 9c “Tamar wat spear te form obi sigs onthe body. They ae fae Balen seas SEG tS al Maem sae a rere fe ep i le) eyo be Oe wh pir Oe, ae ~ ne, ie mee ges sgl meting t mon) sd epee lca ee Rene ees oe Seas "oaos Greate Tae oa “he semua haces tat come fom Beyond fom Hat place me bleed we coal eye under te mioscope in hee of he gem cell™— ‘eewdng wich woul point ut thre carey ai iets 0 ter ach the ah of the by Fepeting i Thats where tee fp come fo.” Tg a ae oy at hres separ of ‘oma tom te gem bean since barr hs pe, eBoy Beare (bier: There re es on Pana But sey ae oly ace The Boy’ beng (ne cre) of ourse sexed Ge), itis secondary as hey sy. Ad experience show, {he body juin, naar as ht boy smo the Othe does nt ‘depend on ove mers “Tan can be ured rom the singles coneraion of ings “Te what nad in love ove yon cs with a0 sda that al the more ince yl temper ue Cut to tat vey nota, and as demonstrate the cnmary~ love about ‘ating on (item) Ero stem corde Oe? 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"pi em SFr ont a ee mr se ne ee area ‘omar teh! arma eaing em orto come mbes ce Iefncy (infin) Cl say which iniy~ hat, no more and 20 tnd onan prc Tt nthe ry he hem fing ch fe 20 pc ton wih Dsl ee eh roe, ha aed ‘Egatane teow ntl Some ema. And Als ‘Shas seul stop nooo and fr fh atin oo ce, Sai serine whine manage one nbs abe Sara mtu Banu Zao ha’ en at toe Sos Sotcscpe the deny dn wep Acs "stp fo gece Ri aerantscer seo ee ron a bn 2 ‘Rinbe nymunber tcc dees te A aber bt ‘Nimwindt ste uceuem ti nie Ie gute ear Aces ‘pss te oes he cant ach op wth He ol exh ‘Shien Conia. ere then theses (a) oft wa foun ir ices or one ple once mad ty he et ee toot gen ana pti Foe erp. "ined ta woul show Se whch a tel no a ‘Sant al op nonce od ees? ‘Sy nsughy fn wt a oye taped by Vey eset pil See wu word ene hen dew Prost ra Teco ands etn ht tetera of Dig Ga ot thepinc mene ener sbul key nom ig Newer ere nine more dns wht ops the ea ta e can gop elton therm ea) Sem cone ane eee Si etc a nda plc ata at eg ae et” ee es eal mee Oo Bp 1 dus sece of junc, wo tbe someting tat i ented o dosed const loan open cnt topo Ts tobe pblahed hc atthe cing ego my douse es Tdemorirat he ert eqlene betwen topology and struct Tt ‘wee ta a ur pide, what iingutesaneneaty fom what weak ‘oat a joutnce panel what reed by w= Rome A [romety imps the eeropeney aloes, nue hat here oe of the Orter Regarding ts nero he Or, of one sex Oe ano Tete Othe, dos the mest cent deiopment in opolgy allow ws Tw poi here he term “cmpacinns” Nothing mare compact han fat smi at be ntrecton of everthing that enclosed ere Scceped xting vera nie namber of se he eu en ‘he inrersecon nes knit number That the very define a "The nerecon Tam aking sou she ame ne I pt oar eter seing hat which cores of poses an bale othe vpposed ele “Oni “sepposed since Tie tht ana docu premised oy onthe semen ht thse no Sch hing, tht impel ou (pom) sean marsh, Thre bes tae dscoune’ sep fore it ery hat determiner he rel tats of eke Scouse ‘Named here the point overs the imposay of the sera el Ssoneip such Jouene, go seu pene Word, ne ‘Lets fol here complemen ofthe hype of compacts ‘Aturmaltonn ge ur the oploy edhe mos recat ‘hat tke at pon of epee lg comsrcted on the enon ‘of number and ht ads othe ton oa oas, which nt Daa 1 homogencor space Latur take te sae mite od, upon ‘need spaces oquale’ of what eater ponte aan tere ‘ending ont Ime ssme ft be covered eth open et oe {Stree tance ott and le hen acter, ban oc ea eher {oe pint cepartre orth point fara toch frou gee ‘ean be hon a tegen oy Ba tee of se pen see 2 Lac renga “Lia pb Ser caste tens lon ofa abana open paces, coast Ol ‘Rao name, th thee of ons Ser ee “ou may ote a id ot they ar countable Ade tha wat ter “bsp need, me oat tem one by oe. Bat Teor wecan count tem, we mt nda ode in hey and we sen Imei oun dt th ode oe, "Whats ing, nny ce, by te Semone iy of te oes spvcs tha an soe he pace at ed snd cove the cave of ‘emul jou? hat imped ate si paces canbe eh one ‘one a por) andsine Tam alk te ce oe pe et Pt ‘hrm the eminem parame "Tat he cn ne pace of al one, which herby poe twhecampac The sed gf hes eat wen des nt ie ‘be bay but wat ea fom a oa xen in pecs ded oe ‘Be cotcene ri nthe ft ta angnge x and ht te ‘Be boks ti ae mowed by inshore Or wb” esate sovoment sexed ing reues i oe by one me ri Anda woe i ange ad nde cating thts te won fe sets equemen he One Pm segs ad awed Wo ped sens fom the Ot. Whe the bing iy 8 Pquet Tl come back 0 these of he One ou. Bat Hh now Fm ola fr out ge ou an age ‘ou kn how mc a oa bad th Do whom er arse deed in eeryPosble wi, idadeg a2 eee, which ‘alta he ae Bx cme him oo wa Ft ote oyu ‘pac oscil zane cone by open a conse ¢ Sy and ‘Errcan strona, be crocs Donna at wat etl ih {eine yeh of on jan ate ba hen oe by Oe (at pare? “Thais whet the oir sex (am Se) the mance tex ‘omc tnt set the nge of Don ua tap mporance "om the momen rae names one an make isto weed oun the. thre re mo hem, cleat Oe ake ese ‘ne by one thats ese Tht nel aerens othe One ‘vera fon. ews were nono wk in bebo se were fot noewbalew sean beg none ft wos ol ve gga roses Sy ee fa eg we 7 a 4 ‘The fc 1 am aking wo you shou ae fhe of coc om which me sola an cat in nals ine mane of hat OF eng go fe ot ‘Trouth ante dcoure, the act manifes hn in is es ame io wih nse, We tht tt eae, coul et ‘mari it wit a ology that Joes no ile the ame ping, theme course, bat rater + erento, one Dat mt pre ha rss nach cee he fc at tee ene ges eee ce ‘he bat of scourse, Dae he fact tht the Foley comerger na ‘ur evn experience, to he etn ha alow ota aa hatin wi 1p var es eapport and er-woreoed Ce ape ‘bythe fac tht never sors way abtnce, neve res sy es and ren with everthing maclng of sep" "ering tht has een sa ant beng umes tit one an fe ‘epee and sr mann for ep whoa ying wh The sr {35 of being clonely ranted teh log ff the reine.‘ ‘othing 8 be uid ofc exer though eaend detour and emote ‘Sons of lng psn, whee ns pede suc, As or Delag (Ge gt eer, 2 big tat wo be poe sachet eet sshing bs he fact beahoinerapcon of th fran eed ‘bg nar seed beng avd on) in ance, Nevo 21,1972 COMPLEMENT: Begining of the met ase STUPIDITY (LA BETISH) ise hatin i a emia it called othe et Lacan pe ‘wot bea around the bath of ong et han ove, “The new hat ele reves came ako oh -n0 yf fours ali own in Barope which it had ben ent mesg ‘perp ray vs“ ey Scent conc got ‘Asm om my couch that cube bck w me, cannot belive hate {eon who ll ome ly beled pen at ae knows Ge we {ath say ofine hare that oe cannot sen sou "Taleo ‘pe aflve™= wht» ar Tspke of te ove lee a a, of the delrton of love ot the nime ang he weed ve (la are Same Thi cla even you did’ ormute 10 youre ht nha fess poe of sup ‘Arak he pity that condos what I mame my seminar ser tg yar nd htt pronounced “cre” You see he rik ole. Fah at ling yo ht o show you what content weight my presence ere = ere you enjoys MY sle pees at east ae eee = fy tle presence n ny couse, my sole preven ny spi 1 ‘Bouldin the ber things do han oe Bere ie). Tat I why T mia prefer my presence ot be Eurand 03 in each "Nevrieles nlearhat Fanart simpy ay “owe and ‘spect ito go on wate me (args). Issey Decne Tel ‘vou calabrate i kT cn ely sate mel inthe Bld it “mua Backing pen male dncoure wo win condsons namely ‘he erty the onty ath har an be input at ‘her no sch thing 8 # seul eatonshp = pehupy dos alee coe inany mat edge whi na what mot pe A yet pons ‘een ou experience noo guesin someting ear aml oun: deen’ ths course ban geet (eo) y basing el onthe ‘Simerion of opi? "Why nt wander about he as ofthis denenson, wich obviously gute preset Aer ll thee wis no need anal course = ere isthe lef the far ht heen ach thing 9 ei ship tobe announced a rah ‘Bort sink I esate to gt my et wet, Wee 1 peak of aie Pa td woul arly be te ft ine. ‘Tha’s st vat ere mye Teampromse myeiby dicasing pope whos sand nage reat tery peaking he kT ee company with Neveu, a ht ie te coneguence othe Mestage amen a at ep) td Stomen a he oer ha had cenainreprcunions toughest the Ae nnd ati ear et nt tnt pm soph Sa EE cancers rman oon Seer ae Het Daten ‘Trathas eopped he wor fom reproducing he nent oyu pe ‘entnambers: Spi el going song in aye “Thain gute the wy aaledcouse menabiabed whieh er cof the subnet deo prdce what if nat tpi? Bute al thee of whet would Tan at it canines, Ws tpi? How ene tegen on cpa seer ue that tee i tas co be granted to ts ew

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