Jacques Lacan - the Unconscious

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Jacques Lacan was one of the most influential people in the field of psychoanalysis. He didn't radicalise Sigmund Freud, he brought his thought into a new field of study.

Jacques Lacan's philosophy mixed psychoanalysis with structuralism. People like Gilles Deleuze, Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Jean Baudrillard, and Slavoj Žižek (Zizek), have all been inspired by Lacanian theory. His thought is applied widely in areas like film theory, critical theory, and literary theory and criticism.

This video is on the unconscious, and how the two registers, the symbolic order and the real order, work within the gap of language itself. The unconscious is the first of Lacan's Four Fundamental Concepts of Psychoanalysis.
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[wcropp]

Great series—not enough on YouTube about Lacan.

[MrMikkyn]

Autogenerated subtitles called Jaques Lacan “Chaka Khan” lol

[matcardoso]

nice video! but the music got a bit distracting

[andrewmurray]

Mr. Obirek, As with most French philosophers of the mid-to-late 20'th century, I've hitherto found Jacques Lacan's thought to be pretty dauntingly impenetrable & inscrutable.
As such, I really have to praise your skill in translating & distilling his thought into a medium of such clarity & intelligibility! Thank you so much for your amazing work, sir! This phenomenally helpful!

[RG_]

Just want to say thank you very much for your well-explained, clear and detailed videos on Lacan.

[davidmb]

This was a really nice video. I've always been interested in Lacan since i heard him being mentioned by Zizek, but he's a difficult one to read for the average person. I tried and it was really hard to understand. These video really help make him clearer. I really appreciate your work here.

[peachy]

I need the cover picture of this video

[nabilazzah__]

this is really help me for my presentation assignment:)

[rancan]

Thank you for an excellent Lacanian video. This is more than good enough. We can adjust the speed from the settings etc. Please just produce more of Lacan instead of perfecting the quality of the video. Content is more important than other elements for some.

[tatoarg]

Good video! I think it's super important that you clarify that JL is talking about the clinic. Most of the philosophers tend to forget this.

[yehor_ivanov]

came upon your channel on twitter. glad I did. my first acquaintance with JL. really interesting topic, really nice explanation

[solomonabhi]

Thanks for the video. I have been reading Lacan. He is difficult but rewarding when you get the gist of the argument he is making. What I find interesting is that there is a certain symbiosis in Lacanian literature. Each concept is dependent on another concept.

[Theorychad]

You make amazing content man. I would love to see a video on Baudrillaed

[hilariojrcasis]

Woow. Thank you for clear explanation of Lacan

[brandonmiles]

Also, I vote that you would make fantastic Baudrillard content.
Also Also, ie PPS - we need that repetition video.

[MyNameJim]

Did the rest of the videos on the four concepts ever come out?? This video was excellent!

[-delilahlin-]

I’ll be adding Lacan to my reading list to round out my understanding of symbols- thanks for the video.

The Lacanian concept of signifie/signifier reminds me of Ogden and Richards conceptual triangle in their “The Meaning of Meaning” (A book referenced in many I’ve read on similar topics, but have not myself read). Let’s see if I can format this on a YouTube comment: /...\ the lower-right side of the triangle has the “object itself, or referent” linking to to top of of the triangle which is the “thought, abstraction, or reference” of the object itself, then linked to the lower-left side of the triangle where the “word, phrase, or symbol is kept; between the “symbol” and “referent” is a dotted line, indicating the lack of direct link between the two. What is meant by this, can be examined if you look at how someone reacts to the word “communism” or “capitalism” or “rape” or “torture” and any symbols associated with them. Those symbols inspire thoughts, feelings, and other mental content specific to the individual. You can often find people reacting to those words as if they were the phenomena themselves. This is a fundamental confusion of two distinct classes, and explains why so many conversations about important but controversial issues go /nowhere/.

These concepts are dealt with in depth by the field of “general semantics.” It’s a very interesting field founded by Alfred Korzybski.

[ksaavy]

Great video, well explained and I loved your edition.

[jamiechen]

This video is really helpful for me! Your explanation of metaphor and metonymy are so clear that I can realize them, easily. Thank you!!

[stac]

This was an incredibly accessible summary. Thank you! I’d be very happy to see the announced second video of this series :)