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In =====Jacques Lacan=====[[FreudLacan]]'s work, takes up the [[concept]] of [[sublimation]] is a process in which his [[seminar]] of 1959-60. He follows [[Freud]] in emphasizing the fact that the element of [[social]] [[libidorecognition]] is channelled into apparently non-sexual activities such central to the concept, since it is only insofar as artistic creation and intellectual workthe [[drive]]s are diverted towards this [[dimension]] of shared social values that they can be said to be sublimated.<ref>{{S7}} p. 144</ref> It is this dimension of shared social values which allows [[Lacan]] to tie in the concept of [[sublimation]] with his [[discussion]] of [[ethics]].<ref>{{S7}} p.144</ref>
The logical conclusion =====Perversion=====[[Freud]]'s account implies that [[perversion|perverse sexuality]] as a [[form]] of such a view is that complete direct [[sublimationsatisfaction]] would mean of the end of all [[perversiondrive]] is possible, and all that [[sublimation]] is only necessary because this direct form in prohibited by [[neurosissociety]].
However[[Lacan]] however rejects the concept of a zero degree of satisfaction, arguing that [[perversion]] is not simply a brute [[natural]] means of discharging the [[libido]], but a highly [[structure]]d relation to the [[drive]]s which are already, many points remain unclear in themselves, [[Freudlinguistic]]'s account of rather than [[sublimationbiological]]forces.
--Whereas [[Freud]] believed that complete [[sublimation]] might be possible for some particularly refined or cultured [[people]], [[Lacan]] argues that "complete sublimation is not possible for the [[individual]]."<ref>{{S7}} p.91</ref>
He follows In [[Freudother]] in emphasizing [[words]], [[sublimation]] does not involve directing the fact that [[drive]] to a different [[object]], but rather changing the element [[nature]] of social recognition is central the [[object]] to which the concept[[drive]] was already directed, since it a "[[change]] of object in itself," something which is only insofar as made possible because the [[drive]]s are diverted towards this dimension is "already deeply marked by the articulation of shared social values that they can be said to be sublimatedthe [[signifier]]."<ref>{{S7}} p.144293</ref>
It The [[sublime]] quality of an [[object]] is this dimension thus not due to any intrinsic property of the [[object]] itself, but simply an effect of shared social values which allows the [[Lacanobject]] to tie 's position in the concept of [[sublimationsymbolic]] [[structure]] with his discussion of [[ethicsfantasy]].<ref>{{S7}} p.144</ref>
However, =====Death Drive=====While [[Lacan]]'s account of follows [[Freud]] in linking [[sublimation]] with [[creativity]] and [[art]], he complicates this by also differes from linking it with the [[Freuddeath drive]]'s on a number of points.<ref>{{S4}} p.431</ref>
===One===Several reasons can be adduced to explain this.# Firstly, the concept of the [[death drive]] is itself seen as a product of [[Freud]]'s own [[sublimation."<ref>{{S7}} p.212</ref># Secondly, the [[death drive]] is not only a "[[destruction]] drive," but also "a will to crate from zero."<ref>{{S7}} p.212-3</ref># Thirdly, the [[sublime object]], through [[being]] elevated to the dignity of the [[Thing]], exerts a [[power]] of [[fascination]] which leads ultimately to [[death]] and destruction.
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=====Sigmund Freud=====
In [[Freud]]'s [[work]], [[sublimation]] is a [[process]] in which the [[libido]] is channelled into apparently non-[[sexual]] activities such as artistic creation and [[intellectual]] work. [[Sublimation]] thus functions as a socially acceptable escape valve for [[excess]] sexual [[energy]] which would otherwise have to be [[discharged]] in socially unacceptable forms ([[perverse]] [[behavior]]) or in [[neurotic]] [[symptom]]s. The [[logical]] conclusion of such a view is that [[complete]] [[sublimation]] would mean the end of all [[perversion]] and all [[neurosis]]. However, many points remain unclear in [[Freud]]'s account of [[sublimation]].
=====Differences - Freud and Lacan=====However, [[SublimationLacan]] thus functions as a socially acceptable escape valve for excess sexual energy which would otherwise have to be discharged in socially unacceptable forms (perverse behavior) or in 's account of [[neuroticsublimation]] also differs from [[symptomFreud]]'son a [[number]] of points.
=====Object=====In [[Freud]]'s account, [[sublimation]] involves the redirection of the [[drive]] to a different (non-sexual) object. In [[Lacan]]'s takes up account, however, what changes is not the concept of object but its [[sublimationposition]] in his the [[seminarstructure]] of 1959-60[[fantasy]].
==See Also=={{See}}* [[FreudArt]]'s account implies that * [[perversionDeath drive]]||perverse sexuality* [[Drive]]* [[Ethics]] as a form of direct satisfaction of the ||* [[driveFantasy]]* [[Libido]]||* [[Structure]] is possible, and that * [[sublimationThing]] is only necessary because this direct form in prohibited by society.{{Also}}
== References ==<div style="font-size:11px" class="references-small"><references/></div> [[Category:Freudian psychology]][[Category:Psychoanalysis]][[Category:Jacques Lacan]] however rejects the cocnept of a zero degree of satisfaction, arguing that [[Category:Dictionary]][[perversionCategory:Concepts]] is not simply a brute natural means of discharging the [[libidoCategory:Culture]], but a highly structured relation to the [[driveCategory:Terms]]s which are already, in themselves, [[linguisticCategory:New]] rather than [[biologicalCategory:Art]] forces. __NOTOC__
