I don't think Lacan was inventing anything either, but neither do I think he can talk about the way something "really" functions using his definition of "real"--but he's a smart guy and I think it's fairly clear he already knew that, and it's not like the imaginary and symbolic are "unreal." The mysticism and negative theology there is actually really attractive.
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Date: 2008-05-21 06:47 pm (UTC)I prefer romaine nowadays.