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Revision as of 22:05, 29 July 2006
Lacan follows Freud in distinguishing the instincts from the drives.
Lacan -- following Freud -- distinguishes between instincts and drives.
criticizes those who obscure this distinction by using the same English word ('instinct') to translate both Freud's terms (Instinkt Trieb).[1]
"Instinct" is a purely biological concept and belongs to the study of animal ethology.
"Instinct" is a biological concept and belongs to the study of animal ethology.
References
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Écrits: A Selection. Trans. Alan Sheridan. London: Tavistock Publications, 1977. p.301
