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Quote by Jacques Lacan

“The real is what resists symbolization absolutely.”

Quote by Jacques Lacan

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Jacques Lacan was a French psychoanalyst born on April 13, 1901, and died on September 9, 1981. He had a profound impact on the field of psychoanalysis, particularly within the structuralist and post-structuralist movements. Lacan's theories have had a wide-ranging influence on psychology, literature, and the arts. more

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