The Four Discourses – Lacan Jacques Lacan introduced the Four Discourses in his Seminar XVII (The Other Side of Psychoanalysis, 1969–70). He created them as a way of understanding how language, power, and desire organise human relationships. Each discourse shows...
What is a Matheme? Jacques Lacan, a French psychoanalyst, coined the term matheme to describe a way of writing down psychoanalytic concepts in a clear, and structured form. The word combines “math” (from mathematics) and “theme” (an idea). Lacan wanted psychoanalysis...
