Subject And Language

Subject is one thing you have to understand when you want to study lacan’s Psychoanalysis. Because it is the main reason that subject itself caused it’s problem. Freud tried to use The ID, ego, superego, to explain the subject. Ego psychology theory which popular in the British and American is based on the ego as the core notion. Ego psychology let ego responsible for anything, attempt to heal ego to Solve Trauma. Lacan expressed his disdain to this theory. In lacan’s opinion that ego is just a misidentification of the Other.True face of ego is just the image of object. Than what is the subject? This paper attempts to explain this issue. Lacan talk about subject from the time when the subject was being. So Language to be the key. In reality the baby is completely chaotic without distinction, language will bring him into the field of symbolic. But due to nature defects of language human were Splited out to be opposite with consciousness and Unconscious. Subjects also Appeared when people speak out the first word. Subject is neither in the conscious nor in the unconscious subject only Appeared in the position where the conscious and unconscious splited. Subject express your position and your chaotic, fuzzy state. Lacan’s subject is not constant, because it only Appeare with desire.Desire come with language to be a lack which Unable to meet. Desire is a Derivative when needs said out to be demands.