Friday, August 2, 2024

So can we say that, in Lacan’s thinking, negativity is jouissance? (存在治療)(1130803) (negativity vs vitality)

Negativity,毀滅,Jouissance,毀滅的快感,

意思是說,連毀滅,死亡,痛苦,都要求有快感,

意思是說,快感,pleasure-seeking,大于一切,終于一切,

意思是說,快感,包括,尋常的快感,比如說,怕你忍不住的那種,也包括,不尋常的快感,比如說,自討苦吃,自尋煩惱,自作孽不可活,玉石俱焚非粉身碎骨不足以真實不願罷休,的那種,

簡單講,存在,界定于,快感,不管那是什麼樣的快感,

意思是說,你要理解一個人的存在,就要仔細端詳,他的快感,一般說來,脫褲的快感,比較單純,穿褲的快感,比較複雜,

意思是說,你要理解一個人的存在,就要仔細端詳,他的褲子,

意思是說,存在,界定于,褲子,不管那是穿著的褲子,還是脫掉的褲子,


In Lacan's thinking, negativity and **jouissance** (a term often translated as "enjoyment" but with a complex meaning in Lacanian psychoanalysis) are closely related, but they are not identical. Jouissance is a central concept in Lacan's later work and represents a paradoxical form of pleasure that is intertwined with pain, excess, and transgression.


### Relationship Between Negativity and Jouissance:


1. **Jouissance and the Real:**

   - **Jouissance** is often associated with the Real, the part of human experience that is beyond symbolization and language. The Real is a form of negativity because it resists being fully captured by the Symbolic order (language and social norms). **Jouissance** emerges at the point where the subject encounters the limits of the Symbolic and touches something of the Real—a place where the subject experiences a mix of intense pleasure and pain.


2. **Negativity as a Drive Towards Jouissance:**

   - In Lacanian theory, the subject's pursuit of **jouissance** is driven by a fundamental lack, a negativity that can never be fully satisfied. The drive towards **jouissance** is thus an endless pursuit of something that is always out of reach, marked by repetition and a certain degree of suffering. This pursuit is driven by a kind of negativity because it is oriented around what the subject does not have and cannot fully articulate or obtain.


3. **The Excess of Jouissance:**

   - **Jouissance** is also linked to negativity in its nature as excess. It goes beyond the pleasure principle, which is based on maintaining balance and avoiding pain. **Jouissance**, on the other hand, involves pushing beyond the limits, often resulting in discomfort or even pain. This transgressive aspect of **jouissance**—where the subject seeks out experiences that are excessive and potentially destructive—can be seen as a form of negativity.


4. **The Law and Jouissance:**

   - The relationship between **jouissance** and the law (the Symbolic order) is marked by negativity. The law sets limits on **jouissance**, prohibiting certain forms of enjoyment, but these prohibitions also make **jouissance** more desirable. This tension between the law (as a form of negation) and **jouissance** (as the transgression of these limits) is central to Lacan's understanding of human desire.


### Conclusion:


While negativity and **jouissance** are deeply interconnected in Lacan's thinking, it would be more accurate to say that **jouissance** involves a confrontation with negativity rather than equating the two directly. **Jouissance** is a complex experience that arises when the subject encounters the limits imposed by language, the Symbolic order, and the law. It is in this encounter with negativity—where something is lacking, prohibited, or beyond reach—that **jouissance** is experienced.