Difference between revisions of "Inversion"
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| − | [[Lacan]] uses the term in this sense too in his early works.<ref>{{L}} | + | [[Lacan]] uses the term in this sense too in his early works.<ref>{{L}} ''[[Works of Jacuqes Lacan|Les complexes familiaux dans la formation de l'individu. Essai d'analyse d'une fonction en psychologie]]'', Paris: Navarin, 1984 (1938). p. 109</ref> |
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[[Inversion]] then usually refers to a characteristic of the [[specular image]]. | [[Inversion]] then usually refers to a characteristic of the [[specular image]]. | ||
| − | What appears on one side of the [[real]] [[body]] appears on the other side of the [[image]] of the [[body]] reflected in the [[mirror]].<ref>{{L}} | + | What appears on one side of the [[real]] [[body]] appears on the other side of the [[image]] of the [[body]] reflected in the [[mirror]].<ref>{{L}} "[[Works of Jacques Lacan|Some reflections on the ego]]," ''Int. J. Psycho-Anal''., vol. 34, 1953 (1951b). p. 15</ref> |
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In 1957, both senses of the term are brought together in [[Lacan]]'s discussion of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. | In 1957, both senses of the term are brought together in [[Lacan]]'s discussion of [[Leonardo da Vinci]]. | ||
| − | Taking up [[Freud]]'s argument about [[Leonardo]]'s [[homosexuality]].<ref>{{F}} (1910c.) ''Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood'', [[SE]] XI, p. 59.</ref> | + | Taking up [[Freud]]'s argument about [[Leonardo]]'s [[homosexuality]].<ref>{{F}} (1910c.) ''[[Works of Sigmund Freud|Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood]]'', [[SE]] XI, p. 59.</ref> |
| − | [[Lacan]] goes on to argue that [[Leonardo]]'s [[specular]] [[identification]] was highly unusual in that it resulted in an [[inversion]] of the positions (on [[schema L]]) of the [[ego]] and the [[little other]].<ref>{{S4}} p.433-4</ref> | + | [[Lacan]] goes on to argue that [[Leonardo]]'s [[specular]] [[identification]] was highly unusual in that it resulted in an [[inversion]] of the positions (on [[schema L]]) of the [[ego]] and the [[little other]].<ref>{{S4}} p. 433-4</ref> |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 15:38, 24 August 2006
| French: inversion |
Sigmund Freud
Freud uses the term "inversion" to designate homosexuality, the idea being that homosexuality is the inverse of heterosexuality.
Jacques Lacan
Early Work
Lacan uses the term in this sense too in his early works.[1]
Later Work
However, in Lacan's post-war works the term is used in quite a different sense.
Specular Image
Inversion then usually refers to a characteristic of the specular image.
What appears on one side of the real body appears on the other side of the image of the body reflected in the mirror.[2]
Imaginary Order
By extension, inversion becomes a quality of all imaginary phenomena, such as transitivism.
Schema L
Thus in schema L, the imaginary is represented as a barrier blocking the discourse of the Other, causing this discourse to arrive at the subject in an inverted form.
Analytic Communication
Hence Lacan's definition of analytic communication in which the sender receives his own message in an inverted form.
Leonardo da Vinci
In 1957, both senses of the term are brought together in Lacan's discussion of Leonardo da Vinci.
Taking up Freud's argument about Leonardo's homosexuality.[3]
Lacan goes on to argue that Leonardo's specular identification was highly unusual in that it resulted in an inversion of the positions (on schema L) of the ego and the little other.[4]
See Also
References
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Les complexes familiaux dans la formation de l'individu. Essai d'analyse d'une fonction en psychologie, Paris: Navarin, 1984 (1938). p. 109
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. "Some reflections on the ego," Int. J. Psycho-Anal., vol. 34, 1953 (1951b). p. 15
- ↑ Freud, Sigmund. (1910c.) Leonardo da Vinci and a Memory of his Childhood, SE XI, p. 59.
- ↑ Lacan, Jacques. Le Séminaire. Livre IV. La relation d'objet, 19566-57. Ed. Jacques-Alain Miller. Paris: Seuil, 1991. p. 433-4
