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    wh rad ca z d D car dua m: f ur u a d ur b dy ba y d ff r ub a c w h d r c c ac , h w ar w

    h r c rd a ? th y u ha a h rd, ru subc u u y c rd a a d m d a b w h w , u ab a c f c u y. Wh i h ab u ra g my ha d a d m

    ff c y ra , my h ugh cau h ra g f my ha d bu y cca a y up c g my h ugh d r c d a rha d, G d m h h r, ma r a , cau a cha wh cmy ha d ff c y b g ra d. o ca , aga , h w h prrad ca r ua za b w h c mpu r h p whh m g u ha f G d h Ma bra ch a cca a mc mpu r c rd a h r a h p b w my m d a d (whr c a ) h m m f my mb ( h r ua r a y), mag a c mpu r wh ch ru am a d ar ac D carmalin gnie , d urb g h c rd a b w my m d a d my b d yp r c wh h g a f my m d ra my ha d u p dc u rac d ( h r ua ) r a y, h m fu dam a xpb dy a m u d rm d A d m ar w h s rn w Y r ff c , pr g h bu h c mpu r a d u awar

    c a c qu c f h p cu a ? th p ych g ca c

    f h r f h w f rm f ab rac c ar h p c Ma ab u Les nouveaux blesss (The New Wounded).1if h Fr ud a am f r h u w w h U c2,

    h Fr ud a am f r h u w u w trauma, h -ru f m h g rad ca y u xp c d, m h g h ubj

    u y r ady f r, m h g h ubj c ca gra Ma ab u pr p d a cr ca r f rmu a f p ych a a y a

    ; h r ar g p h d ca ch g b w rR a p ych a a y : f r Fr ud a d laca , x r a h c , bru ap c d c u r r ru , du h r pr p r y rauma c mway h y uch a pr - x g rauma c p ych c r a y. Ma aba g h laca r ad g f h Fr ud a dr am f Fa h r,

    im bur g? th c g x r a c u r f h r a (c ap a d f am h c h c r g h d ad ch d, a d h

    m d urb h fa h r a gh -wa ch) r gg r h ru R

    1Ca h r Ma ab u, Les nouveaux blesses , Par : Bayard 2007. numb r bracr f r pag f h b .

    2 A a y cam a u c u ha h r w dg ha w dg ha ba d h g f r a uch. (Jacqu laca , Encore , n w Y r :

    n r 1998, p. 96)

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    b arab fa a y-appar f h d ad ch d r pr ach g h fa hway, f r Fr ud (a d laca ), ry x r a rauma ub a d,

    z d, w g mpac h way a pr - x g R a f h p ar u d hr ugh . e h m ru f h

    ay, h h c g ff c h c m f b mb- xp wrauma c ff c h r a c h y f d p r r ma ch

    dr , u c c u gu -f g, c. t day, h w r, ur cr a y f mp mu p r f x r a ruar ju ha , m a g bru a rrup ha d r y h

    ur f ubj c d y. F r , h r h bru a x r a phrr r a ac 98/11, h Us h c a d aw b mb g f iraq

    c , rap , c., bu a a ura ca a r ph , ar hquac.; h , h r h rra a (m a g ) d rucba f ur r r a y (bra - um r , A zh m r d a , rg

    , c., wh ch ca u r y cha g , d r y , h cy; f a y, h r ar h d ruc ff c f c - ymb

    xc u , c.). (n h w h r ad ch h r ad f c mmm f x r a a ur , f r a ur , f ymb c ub a c

    h f rm f c ar , f c ur , w f r c ur , mh ry pr h ry f huma y. Wha w day ha , c

    d cha d p -r g u ra, h y ar much m r d r c y a m a g ru f h r a , a d, f r h ry r au r y d ff r a ur , h y app ar a b g g h ampr duc h am ff c . (R ca h h r ca fac ha rap waa rauma y XXhc ury)

    th r y a h r d c h u d b ar m d h ru , h d p d W , rauma a a ru xp r c d a a

    ru wh ch y d urb ur rma da y f (a b g mugg d r rap d, uff r g a ar hqua r r ad ), wha

    h f r wh m rauma a p rma a f h g , a way f a war r c u ry suda r k g ? th wh ha wh

    r r a fr m h r rauma c xp r c , ha h y ca g af r h rauma h , h y w r hau d by p c r: wha h rauma p c r, bu h rauma f?Ma ab u ba c r pr ach Fr ud ha , wh c fr d w

    ca , h uccumb h mp a f m a g: h r ah d r c d ruc ff c cy f x r a h c h y d

    ch f h c m ( r, a a , w u d a u r d mab wr a g a y r rauma c ru h. i w u d b b u y, ay, h p ych c d a a f a Mu m a naz camp

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    ch m, d a h-dr , r gu f g: a Mu m ( r a c m f muf bru a r ur ) d a a d by u c c u a x

    by a m a g x r a h c wh ch ca way b h rmappr pr a d/ gra d: f r h w u d d bra ,

    h r p b y b pr a w fragm aw w u d. i c ra ca ra , h r r pr a

    ph m , xamp f para , wh ch w u d a w h ub a c pa , wa f r, fa a z wha ca b a br a c

    c c . o ca dr am ab u . th r c fth g wh ch . th bra way a c pa h p

    f w damag . Wh h damag ccur, a h r f

    aff c d, a w f f u d d m r c g . (235)F r Fr ud, f x r a c g r g, w mp y

    ch c d ma pr p r: h ch c h r h h c r - grpr - x g b d a fram , r d r y p ych a d h g h ca ag ha h c m a f w r ur wf r f rm f rauma c c u r , d p d y f h r p( c a , a ura , b g ca , ymb c), ad h am r u j c m rg wh ch ur w d a h, h d a h ( ra ur ) f

    d y. th r c u y b w h w p - raum( h c m f A zh m r r h r c r bra , c.) a d af r h h c , ra y a w ubj c m rg . i f a ur arfr m um r u d cr p : ac f m a gag m , pr ff r c a d d achm a ubj c wh g r - h

    h H d gg r a f gag d mb d d x c . th ud a h a a f rm f f h f d a h-dr mb d d, a f

    r c gag m ; a d h h d f r h chm ha f r hif h XXhc ury wa h Fr ud a c ury, h c ury f b d , h w r gh mar w r r ad a ( ad -ma ch ) c

    b d , w h XXic ury b h c ury f uch p - rauma c dgag d ubj c wh f r mb ma c f gur , ha f h Muc ra camp , mu p y g h gu f r fug ,

    ur r f a ura ca a r ph , f fam y c ? th fru hr ugh a h f gur ha h cau f h ca a r p

    b d a y m a g , r g a y rpr a :

    th c m f c -p ca rauma pr day h ama h c m f a ura ca a r ph ( u am , ar hqua ,

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    r gra acc d ( r u d m c acc d , xp , fr d a w ra f p ca c wh r p c draw

    fr m h r u c a h p ca f c . [ma g d u ra z h r a d

    ac f m a pr p r cha c c d , h f a ur f hca b rpr d. t day, h my h rm u c . [] thur f y d c r b c u r a war,

    rywh r , a h w fac f h c a wh ch b ar wu h ard- f p ych c pa h gy, d ca a ca a d a cg ba z d. (258-9)

    i far a h c f h rauma g c

    h y cu h ubj c fr m r r f m m ry, h p ch f d ha a y r a ry m a g, h r d d f ru h w h r gard h ubj c a c h ry. (345)

    f , c a c f c ar d pr d f h d a c c f ppr p r a d b c m a a ym u a a ura ca a r ph (267).

    hu d a g w h a h r g u m x ur f a ur a d pp c ca c f a uch a d a h app ara c f a ud app ar rd r a um h ma f p c . th global heterogeneous mixture of nature and politics is characterized by the global uniformization of neu-ropsychological reactions . (260) G ba cap a m hu g ra a w

    f wh ch f g ba , d ff r h m h b w a ur a d cu ur .

    i h ca f uch a ru f h raw r a , all hermeneutics is im- possible (29): h rauma r ma x r a h f d f ,

    gra d a a m r d rr wh ch r gg r h r u p ych c rauma. th wha Fr ud ca ( r, ra h r, r fu

    f r h m, x r a rauma bra ar p ych ca y m

    ca y ha a p ych c mpac wh a xua rauma r a h r w rd , h my ha p ych f gh g c u ru ma y a way a r a my: Fr ud r fu h pac f a ru wh ch r ma x r a , w h p b y b fa a z d(35), . ., h r fu c qu c f rauma c ru wh ch ca b grach c ag g d ff r c , f aff c . i cruc a ha ,

    m ha para h ry fr m a ur , c pa hy fr m

    ar b urr d: h c c ra camp rr r a d a rga c bra pr duc h am f rm f au m.such d ach d p ych ar b y d a d ha : ha ca

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    h r ad r ma ch . (323) H w r, aga Ma ab u, c b w p a ur a d jouissance h u d b fu y a r d h r : wh c ar ha h d a c ca r r a f p a ur fa c

    ma c ca d by Ma ab u, h ru f a umb g jouissance d f y r a h r . i ma y f h ca r p r d by o r s Musicophilia, h pa hau d by c mpu mu c f a gr awh h ar ha h ha uc a ar cau d by a rga c br

    r h r ma fu c g, by p ych g ca mad hpa g r ha f ubj c y r p b f r ha uar ju a m a g bj c fac . i h r , h w r, a

    cap fr m m rauma c ru h a w r h r a ? sac h ca f Da d Mam , a d d J w h mm gra fr m G rma

    wa hau d by mu ca ha uc a :

    Wh i a d Mr. Mam wha h r a mu c wa , hc a m d, a gr y, ha wa a a d c r y. i f u d h ch

    f adj c r gu g a d a d h m why h u d h m. H wxp a d, wa a c mp r f a a mu c, a d h w a w

    sch b rg a d h r a a ma r , h ugh h wa f d f c aa d, p c a y, chamb r mu c, . Bu h mu c h ha uc a

    h g h . i ar d, h a d, w h a G rma Chr ma(h mm d a y humm d h ) a d h h r Chr ma g

    u ab ; h w r f w d by march , p c a y h naz mg h had h ard gr w g up Hamburg h 1930 . th g

    w r par cu ar y d r g h m, f r h wa J w h a d had rr r f h H rjug d, h b g r ga g wh had r am dr g f r J w .3

    D d h rga c mu u h r r -awa d rauma f b

    g u -p cakitsch? A h ugh sac awar f h w rga ca y-cau d urba c mu ca ha uc a g d w h m athese g a d h r ?), h a f ha h

    rga c cau d b ra h r pr d rauma c dFur h rm r , w h ac ua rr r a ac , h u

    qu c y d c u h r fa a ma c r rb ra a h cau ma c mpac . Wh w h ar h w h 9/11 b mb g w r a ap c d h c , h w h u mag ab imp b happ d, hca h h r d f g ca a r ph fr m h b g g f h XXhc ury,

    3o r sac , Musicophilia, n w Y r : A fr d A. k pf 2007, p. 56-57.

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    ha f t a c: wa a a h c , bu h pac f r wa a r d g ca fa a z g, c t a c wa h ymb f h

    XiX hc ury du r a c za . D h am h d b mb g ? n y w r h m d a b mbard g u a h m wab u h rr r hr a ; h hr a wa a b u y b ju r ca h r f m fr m Escape From New York Independence Day. th r r d h ra a f h f -m d aa ac w h h H yw d d a r m : h u h abp d wa h bj c f fa a y, ha , a way, Am r ca g wh

    z d ab u , a d h wa h gr a urpr .o h u d h r f r ur ar u d h a dard r ad g acc rd

    wh ch, h WtC xp w r h ru f h R a whur u ry sph r : qu h c rary, pr r h Wha w d ur r a y, p rc g h th rd W r d h rr rh g wh ch ff c y par f ur c a r a y, a x (f r u ) a a p c ra appar h (tv) cr a d w

    p d s p mb r 11 ha h cr fa a ma c apparur r a y. i ha r a y r d ur mag : h magha r d ur r a y ( . ., h ymb c c rd a wh ch d

    w xp r c a r a y).

    th fac ha h s p mb r 11 a ac w r h uff f p pu g b f r h y ff c y p ac pr d y aw d g c f dr am : a y acc u f r h fac ha

    ar u d h w r d dr am ab u b c m g Am r ca wha d -d Am r ca , mm b z d h r w far , dr am ab u ? Ab

    ca a r phy ha w u d ha r h r why? th wha p ab u : xp a why, h m d f w far , w ar hau d

    mar h f ca a r ph .i h w f rm f ubj c y (au c, d ff r , w h

    gag m ), h d p r a y ub a d r r p ac d a ry f rma , bu h r ugh y d r y d d ruc

    f rm, b c m a (r a y ab ) f rm f f wha w g h ab c f f rm, bu h f rm f ( h ) ab c ( f h ra ur f u p r a y, wh ch r p ac d by a w ). M r pr c

    f rm a f rm f f , bu , ra h r, a f rm f d a h a xprh Fr ud a d a h dr , bu , m r d r c y, hdeath of drive .

    A D uz p d u h Difference and Repetition, d a h a way

    d ub : h Fr ud a d a h dr m a ha h ubj c wa d w way, acc rd g w r pa h, a a x r a acc d . th r a way a gap b w h w , b

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    dr a ra c d a d cy a d h c g acc d m . su c d a d p ra (a d u ma y fa d) a mp brd m g h r. th r a c c a H yw d h rra d p ra y u g w ma wh , a h r b dr m, r

    ha ry p , h h rr b cr a ur a ac g h c y br a a d a ac h r a d h w ma ar pr c h r f d p raa h ugh h wa d h r d a h, h wa h d a h h wa d

    i far a h w y w u d d ar rad ca y cu fr m h r pafar a h r w u d u p d a h rm u c , far a h r

    h g rpr h r , uch a d r d, m a y d aff c p ych a (a y g r) ab ra f r. W h

    d f ra f r c . th f r h p ych a a y r h h raph g a p ych wh ch ca h r r ha . (346) i hh pa h r w r w wh

    h y d ab h h r p ych a r h r f h u w. Wha , h , h u d h h rap d uch c dd r Da W d ch r p /h h u d b c m

    h h r uff r g a d f xpr , p c a y wh hb f h g wha r r, a Ma ab u h r f pu ,

    h u d a mb [recueillir ] f r h h r h /h r pa .(346) th f rmu a

    ar fu f amb gu : f h r ra f r c wha r, h y h w d h c c g/a mb g aff c hh r f (d d a y g d wha r h m?), bu , m r h w ca w b ur a a ha r a y h pa uff r g wb g? Wha f h h rap wh mag h w h pab cau h a w r au ma ca y ha mag h w h pa

    mu aff c m wh ha , ay, fu m m ry a d hwha w u d b b d pr d f ? Wha f h h rap hb d g ra c a u b arab uff r g?

    o ca add a h r gru m rauma c xp r c h rm ra d by Ma ab u. i l pr x du pr gr , f h fragm c c ud th D a c c f e gh m , Ad r a d H r h m

    h argum a f h 19h c ury Fr ch phy g P rr F uraga m d ca a a h a w h ch r f rm: F ur c a m pr ha h a a h c w r y ur m m ry' ur ai h r , wh w ar bu ch r d a h p ra g ab , w f

    rr b pa , bu a r, af r awa g, w d r m mb r . i

    b r ad h c a h p rf c ag g f h accf h fu dam a fa a y ha ca r b fu y ubj c z dby h ubj c ? th pr m ar w c f rm d: a h

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    pa b g m a y a r (a d rr f d) wh ufu g ra a h a c u b r p r d b w 1da y h U d s a a . th pa para yz d, u aba d a y h p c mmu ca h /h r awar ; ac uamay r may b pr , bu h pa fu y awar f whah ar g, f g a f h ca br a h a d u ab c mmud r b cau h ha b g a para y c/mu c r axa . uma c ca ccur wh pa wh xp r c d fu awarr ca af rward : h r u a rm u rauma g rama c r d rd r, ad g g- a g af r- ff c uc

    gh rr r , f a hbac , m a, a d m ca ui h rauma f wh ch Ma ab u a g a rauma wh

    p r c d a uch b cau a d far a u g frh r z f m a g h ab c f a m a gfu s f raumh h r z f pr c . i h r w rd , wha f w urm

    d ff r d gag d ubj c ar not uff r g a a , ha , d p r a ra d, h y r a b d a f d ff r

    y app ar u caugh u b arab uff r g? Wha f les nouveaux blesss ar ra y h w b d ? Wha f h g c f h m d ca j ab u A zh m r (th bad w ha w d

    ha r A zh m r d a . th g d w h am A zh m r , y u w a r ady f rg h bad w wh y u wh m .) app h r , ha , wh h pa d p r a

    h ry m a ur f uff r g a d app ar ? i h Ma ab u f h am m a h r pr ach p ych a a y w h: h m

    b g ab h h ra gh ab c f m a gfu gag mg d gag d d ff r c fr m w h h h r z f m a g

    m ? or, pu a h r way, d h f rg ch r w d r , h b r d ph m ( f au c ubj

    r c r r a f h r c a m ha h au c ubj c u abf r c , h r w ra f r c h d a accp r ray h au c ubj c mm uff r g. th ubj c a gma c mp rab th g, a y amb gu u , wh r

    c a b w a r bu g mm uff r g a d b Wha charac r z h ac f r c g h d ub

    rm: w d r c g z ur , h r mpa hy ph au c ubj c , acc u f w hdrawa , d a

    ( d r c g z Us, par r c mmu ca ).Ma ab u r j c h ry au my f p ych c f , h Fr uf a au m u p ych c r a y, f b d a p ych c rgy d

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    ur a (bra ) rgy: f r h r, h Fr ud a b d ba d h ( xc u ) f ur a rgy, m r pr c y, Fr ud r

    adm h bra ab y ac f-aff c , gag f-m d g. th p ych c rgy a way a rh r ca d ur

    r a rgy(73): wh h d g u bra xc a ca bw h h r y m f, cha g p ych c rgy r a rh r ca d p ac m h r , rh r c upp a

    f h ur a y m: th u c c u ruc ur d a afar a bra d a . (74) t day bra c c a

    Fr ud a hyp h w h h r d m ra f h mbra wh ch ca g ra f-r pr a a d r gu a aff c : em a r f x ruc ur by m a f wh ch h

    aff c f.o h u d hu pp h Fr ud a xua u c c u bra u c c u , h f-r pr a ac y f h braa y c ruc h car graphy f w a a d h r by af

    Ma ab u r c y pp h c r bra f-aff c h wh ch h f-awar f h (c c u ) ubj c , a d wh ch w

    ruc d by D rr da h d a d a a y f h parad x a df h ar g- f- a g. n b dy ca b awar f r a ab u

    g f h /h r w bra , h r ubj c za p b fpr c f f-aff c : th c r bra f-aff c h u cubj c y. (85) h r y way wh ch h ubj c h au -aff c f w bra ca ccur: h gu f h

    cau d by h damag f h bra . Wh h b d a u c c u u d rg a rauma c c u

    ac by r gr , w hdraw g fr m h h gh r- gag mrac a m r pr m m d f fu c g. Wh h c

    f f-aff c d urb d, h r pac r m r fu dah ubj c ca r ur : ub a c ra d, h s f wh ch

    d ruc ra y a w s f, d y a dd gag d mpa ubj c d pr d f h capac y dr

    Ma ab u h h r ry pr c a d rad ca : h r p add h Fr ud a b d a u c c u a h r, c r bra , u

    th pr b m ha h Fr ud a u c c u y ma w r fu adm w ra h p b y f h c r bra u Wha h m a ha h c r bra u c c u ju h

    wh ch xp a h pr c wh ch ca b acc u d f r hh b d a u c c u : c w adm h c r bra u c cb d a u c c u gr u d. i y h c r bra u

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    r duc b h laca a r ad f h imag ary-symb c-R a , wru ymaterial u c c u (235): h c r bra u c c u m

    f-m d g h arc c f-m rr r g; rac d r -pr ubj c w h a ruc ur f m a g;

    r a h laca a f h th g a h u ma - c ubj c f h p ych c r a y, c rad ca y x r a

    a y.n h g d gu h h Fr ud a u c c u a d h c

    c c u m r c ar y ha h way h y r a d a h: a Frz d r p a d y, h b d a u c c u u d ad, d

    r pr ) w d a h, ac a f mm r a , bra r ac a f mm r a : h c r bra u c c u a d w f (m d f) a uch.th c d d c c c r xua y, er a h c utha a . if h c r bra u c c u m r a , h Fr ud a u c

    xua , wh r , a Ma ab u pu ry pr c rm , h Fr udy d d g a m r y a c ra d c ( xua

    h ry f rma ruc ur f h r a h p b w ou db w h x r a c d /acc d a d Aufhebung / gra a r a b d a pr c r gg r xua y h

    ag fr m c g cy c y, fr m Ereignis Erlebnis : hr ughh gra a pr - x g fram f p ych c r a y acc d xua z d. th m d a r b w h w fantasy: rd r ar u m , h x r a acc d , h pur h c , ha uch mmy pr - x g fa a ma c fram had r a . Fa a ch ( soudure/Verloetung ) b w h u d a d h d . th a

    y f u c c u fa a z g pr m rd a y r pr d, hubj c zab ) u c c u , y a uch r c y p ych c, r

    au m u w h r gard h bra ac y: h u dd f, f x- macy.

    Ma ab u f rmu a h pr b m h rm f h d ff cur ach b y d h p a ur pr c p : wha Fr ud ca b y d hpr c p , h d a h dr , r a y a r u d-ab u a r fpr c p , ru b y d. Wha , h w r, w ur h pr b

    h d ff cu y h b y d, bu h (p a ur ) prhuma ubj c y, h r pur p a ur pr c p , f

    d, f- ab ag d. A r c c g x b

    w r c a m ha ,on behalf of his desire f r a bj c , h m d away fr mh bj c , h w w u d urm ha h h r a madma

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    w h m a g f h rm d r .4 i , h w r, uch a a d g f hbj c b ha f f ur ry d r f r h ry parad x f c u

    i a f a ur f d r a uch, a m fu dam a ? s , pp ych a a y , ar a p c f madm . tha ay, uch a

    f h bj c b ha f f ur ry d r f r uch a p r h ry h ar f DA h ry parad x f d r a uch, a

    fu dam a ? R ca h r a d f rra f f a y m g hd [die ferne Geliebte ]? i h am c g , D ug a l a

    c ruc a c mpu r wh ch w u d p h huma c mm m m ry w h m f b u ru : Nothing can be in two places

    at the same time. When humans die, they are not born again. Dying is undesirable. Animals do not like pain. Time advances at the same rate for everyone. When it

    rains, people get wet. Sweet things taste good.5 Ar , h w r, h ru r a y b u ? Wha ab u h am h ugh har d by w p p ? Whap p wh b r car a ? Wha ab u d p ra p p

    d ? Wha ab u ma ch wh pa ? Wha ab u ur hp r c wh m m ra fa r ha u ua ? Wha ab u pumbr a wh d g w ? Wha ab u h am g u wh prb r w ch c a .

    e h ry f r a y ff r h r u xp c d para

    laca a h ry. th ar g p f h h ry f r a y fac ha , f r ry b r r, ma r wha d r c a d hm , gh m a h am p d; a a a g u way, f r lma r f h d r g ubj c appr ach r ru fr m h bj c

    h bj c m r ma a h am d a c fr m h m. Wr m mb r h gh mar h ua fr m dr am : h m r i ru

    h m r i r ma a h am p ac ? th parad x ca b a y h d ff r c b w h bj c a d h cau f d r : m

    c i g h bj c f d r , cau r ma a a dFur h rm r , h g ra h ry f r a y h a

    h r a y f ry m m w h r gard b r r a d c y f gh , wh ch m a a c a p d d p d

    f b r a , w h h f cur d pac . i a h m g uFr ud a u h a my b w h ubj c appr ac

    g away fr m h bj c f d r a d h c a p d (a dfr m h m) f h bj c -cau f d r r d hcurved space of desire :

    4M cha Pau ,Grundprobleme der Philosophie des Geistes , Fra fur : F ch r v r ag2001, p. 203.

    5Qu d fr m M ch ka u,Visions , n w Y r : A ch r B 1997, p. 64.

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    m m h h r way r a z a d r by-pa c rcu a ar u d , p p c u r. Wha laca caobjet petit a

    h ag f h cur g: h u fa h mab X acc u f wh chc fr h bj c f ur d r , m r a fac pr dar u d ha by d r c y g g a .

    A d wha happ h ca f a p - rauma c ubj c de- struction f hobjet a? th why uch a ubj c d pr d f ga

    x c a d r duc d d ff r g a g. Wha w h b ar m d ha h d ruc f objet ar u a h

    r a y f wh ch u a d byobjet a wh h ubj c d pr d h xc , h am m ha w h r gard wh

    a xc . th why h Mu m , h g d ad f h ccamp , w r mu a u y r duc d bar f AnD d fxc ( mp y f rm) wh ch r ma wh a h c f hum

    a away fr m h ubj c .n w d r, h , ha , h r c fr a w h laca wh

    gu ha , c rary a app ara c , b h Fr ud a d laca cah h d m b y d h p a ur pr c p , c rauma r - r c z d , Ma ab u a y g r laca y

    b w p a ur ( Lust, plaisir ) a d j ym (Geniessen, jouissance ): wha

    b y d h p a ur pr c p j ym f, drba c parad x f jouissance ha b h mp b AnD u a d r fu y ach d, a way m d, bu , mu a u y, w

    r d f ry r u c a f j ym g ra a j ymc a , ry b ac d r g ra a d r f r b ac

    r a pr d h m ma d f f h urp u - j ymh parad x ca p a ur pa . tha ay, wh laca u

    plus-de-jouir , ha a a a , bu cruc a qu : wha urp u c ? i m r y a qua a cr a f rd ary

    amb gu y f h Fr ch xpr d c h r : ca mf j ym a w a j ym h urp u f j y

    m r p a ur g ra d by h pr c f h ry pp. . pa . surp u - j ym hu pr c y ha par f jouissance wh ch

    r b g c a d by h h m a , by h p a ur pc Ma ab u r f r am g h r Mu m fr m h na

    a a pur f gur f d a h dr b y d h p a ur pr c p , mp d c a m ha pr c y Mu m wh , du

    d gag m , ff c y ac up h p a ur pr c p : g ur ar fu y rum a z d, h y r a wh hH r Ma ab u m pay h pr c f r h r a a r

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    Fr ud, a g Fr ud ( ra y, bu ) h rm u ca y, gu h g b w h ru c r f Fr ud d c ry a d h d ffh h m f m u d r d h c p f h w d c ry. Ma abh dua m f dr a f rmu a d, g r g h pr c(fr m laca lap a ch ) wh ch c c g y d m ra d ha h

    m a fa way u , a h r ca r gr . s , r ca y, whpp Fr ud a d Ju g, mpha z g Fr ud dua m f dr a

    Ju g m m f (d xua z d) b d , h m d h cruc a a h ry p , wh h r r h dua m f dr ,

    at his most Jungian, r gr g a pr -m d r my h c ag m f pppr m rd a c m c f rc . H w, h , ar w gra p pr p r y whaFr ud a d pu h d h m a r c ur h dua m? Wh M

    ar h m f ha , f r Fr ud, er a way r a a d c mpp o h r, h d ruc d a h dr , h f w g Fr ug f rmu a c c h pp a h c f c

    f rc , , a m r pr p r , a h h r f-b c ad d a h dr a pp f rc w h r gard b d , bu a gap wh ch ma dr d c fr m c ( g f ca y, Ma

    ra a gTrieb a c ), a way d ra d, caugh a p f , mar d by a mp b xc . D uz , wh m Ma ab u

    c a y r , mad h p c ar h Difference and repetition: era d tha a ar w pp dr ha c mp a d c mbf rc (a r c z d ma ch m); h r y dr , f r j ym , a d d a h dr h cur d pac f f rma

    p ay h r f a ra c d a pr c p , wh h p a ur y p ych g ca . th why ab a ( g

    p r c ), wh h p a ur pr c p f ur h g. th f r hu : h w ca h m f f d a h wh ch app ar a mb hga a p c f h p ych c f b f wha m

    ra c d a y p , h p aff rm r p ?a d tha a d ff r ha er ha b r p a d, ca b xp r

    y r p , wh tha a (a h ra c d a prha wha g r p er , wha ubm er r p

    H w, h , d w pa fr m a ma xua y ( c ua c

    pr p r y huma xua y? By ubm g a ma xua y (c ) d a h dr . D a h dr h ra c d a f rm wxua y pr p r u f a ma c . i h , h d

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    f r d - b d a z d ubj c ff c y h pur ubj c , y h mp y fram f d a h dr a h f rma - ra c

    f b d a m ur , d pr d f a cha Ma ab u, wh h rw qu D uz Difference and Repetition

    h r b , g r h pa ag wh ch d r c y b ar h r pa ga u h r qu f why Fr ud wa u ab r pr a f d a h dr .

    o rd g a b , p rhap , mp d ay ha hpr d f b d a ub a c h b d a pr ar ad p h r y f d ruc p a c y, f h u

    u af r p ych c d a h ( h ra ur f h arra ymb c d y ha u a b d a m

    h uch h y p : h r f x r r a f h d r h f rm acqu r d by d ruc f. i h r w rd , wd a g w h a c m f A zh m r , m r y ha h

    r y c ra d, ha h c p f h s f d m h d g r d a g w h h am s f. Af r h rauma, AnotHeR

    m rg , w ar a g a ra g r.th may app ar b h ry pp f wha g a H

    d a c ca pr c , wh ch w ar d a g w h a c u u

    f h same ub a c - ubj c wh ch d p c mp x y, m d ub a c a h gh r : h wh ppr c ha , pr c y, w r g hr ugh a z r -p , hc r rad ca y ra d, ha h r rad ca y H w r, a pr p r y H g a -Fr ud a -laca a way, h ua rad ca c c u : subject is AS SUCH the survivor of its own death, a hwh ch r ma af r d pr d f ub a c h wh

    m f r ubj c $ h barr d ubj c . i ha laca CAn r f a w ubj c ur g d a h/d gra f r lac

    uch a c d ubj c , f rma ur r ( h ur g f rm) ub a c , f h um a X ca d by ka h i r h r

    ha h . Wh Ma ab u ha h ubj c wh m rg af r a

    w u d a ra f rma f h d , bu ra y a w awar ha h d y f h w ubj c d artabularasa: ma y rac f h d ubj c f - arra ur , bu

    y r ruc ur d, r u f h r pr u h r z f m a g a

    a w c x . th w ubj c pr f u d y m d f h h c f h pa f. o acc u f pa h g ca ma a d f d ruc p a c y, uch a [ rauma c]

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    r duc p ych c finauthenticity, facticity. i cr a another history,a past which doesnt exist . (252) Bu d h h d a r ady f r rad ch r ca br a ? Ar w d a g a h m w h wha erca d d rad ? D ry ru y w p ch rr ar cu a g a w c x ?

    Ma ab u a h r h r ca b wh h f rmu a a fp ab u h bra c , fr m lur a sac , wh

    c y upp m h a ura d cr p f h braw h h ubj c d cr p f h w h b g ca w u d

    h ubj c par cu ar f a ur ( f m m ry, h ab y fac ), bu cha g h r r p ych c ruc ur , h ry fuway h y p rc h m a d h r w r d. (th f r gr a c a A xa d r lur a u urpa abThe Mind of a Mnemonist , h d cr p f h r u r f a ma wh wa c d m d ab u m m r

    f rg h g .) th au h r r ma a huma : h yh c m a mp c p w h h /h r w u d, bu d a up

    f -f rm ha m h w ab h m r gra h m f/h rc a rac ( sac The Man Who Mistook His Wife For a Hat , h cur

    h ma u d urb d mu ca : a h ugh h ca r cfac f h w f r h h r c mpa a d fr d , h ca d

    hr ugh h r u d .) lur a, sac , c., h r by a d fu y c frh ru rauma c h ar f h ma r: h ubj c d p rar c mp h , bu h ubj c f h f, h ubp FoRM h a um ( h d gag d mpa d r c y ma h r j b a y by d r c y pa g fr m h bra d

    h ubj c ff r c p w h h , by-pa g h ru yh ubj c f rm f h d a a f.

    F r Ma ab u, laca uccumb h mp a f h f h th g (das Ding ) a h u ma b d a bj c , h

    ra g aby f c u u jouissance wh ch qua d a h. A h u maa ymp c, p f h c c d c f pp , Ereignis a d Erlebnis , hou d a d h i d , fu y r ap. A Ma ab u pu

    rm , h th g laca am f r h h r z f u ma dwh ch mp b -r a , a a way d f rr d a c pa , a hr

    mag ab X a way -c m a d r h r . th d ruc f r z r ma a h r z f h d ruc , h ac f c u

    h c u r f ac . th th g r a , bu r a ra p d

    r a y, h way h ubj c xp r c /r pr h y xp r c /r pr .laca am f r h ra c d a i d wh ch f d r

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    x r a rauma c ru para : pr r a y mp h ra c d a para c u f h

    ubj c y, mu p gu , fr m b r h- rauma ymbi g ra f rm ha f h para fr m h par a bj c

    a h p c r f h u d adlamella.H r , p rhap , laca r duc a g c wh ch a

    by Ma ab u: ca ra y a hr a -h r z , a -yc m , bu , mu a u y, m h g wh ch a way -a r ady ha

    ubj c y u d r a hr a f para , is h ff c (fr m ub a c ). Fur h rm r , far a a rauma c c u r ga x y, w h u d b ar m d ha , f r laca , a x y, wha

    xp d pr c y h f h f laca hFr ud: a x y h a x y f para fr m h bj c , y f h bj (-cau f d r ) g g c h ubj

    rauma b g h d ma f h u ca y h fu dam af h rm: wha ma u ca y u ca y h m ha h r - - b y f m h g c

    s wh Ma ab u w h a cr ca dg ward laca d fru f h rauma c r a a para fr m para h r by r p a laca f p ych c br a d w a h

    f: wha ac g p ych u ma y ac ymb c ca ra ha para m fr m my ymb c dr ua d m f h b g o h r. C qu y, wh Ma ab u h ru rauma f h r a , ju ha h ubj c ac

    upp m , bu h ubj c f wh ch ac ( md h ch laca f h ubj c d grap ych c r-pr x m y f h bj c ?

    Wha Fr ud ca h h d ruc p a c y, . f rm a um d by h ry d ruc f h f, h d r c

    dr : i a f h r rm d ary b w h p af rm a d a c y a h m r fy g ra ur f a f rm. In Freud, there is no

    form of the negation of form. (273) i h r w rd , Fr ud fa c d r

    h x c f a p c f c f rm f p ych pr duc d by h prd a h, f pa , f h r p f a pa fu xp r c . H h ur d r d ju c x a p w r f mpr a pr p r d , h p ych d r d by p a ur , wh ch d ff r c

    achm w r , a d wh ch h r ma p ychFr ud g f r wh h a ab u h d a h dr prh f rm f h dr , h f rm h d f d far a h d

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    d ruc w p c f c p a c y. [] th b y d f h ppr c p hu h w r f h d a h dr a h g g-f rm

    f , a h pr duc f h d dua f gur wh ch x h d achm f x c . th f rm f d a h f , f x

    f h mag f dr , w u d b h a fy g r pr a f hd a h dr Fr ud wa f r uch a g m g f r far way fr

    ur gy. (322, 324)

    th f gur ar much f gur f h wh wa f gur f h whare already dead , r, ra h r, pu a ra g a d

    rr b gramma ca w , whhave already been dead , wh xp r c dd a h. (326) th ra g fac ha , a h ugh mp b

    h H g a r a c f h f ga p a c wh ch d ruc y/ ga y f acqu r p x h au h r f a pa h-br a g b H g y a yH g Les nouveaux blesss , bu g h r a d h r h ha

    ga p a c y -d a c zab a d a uch b y d hH g a d a c c . Ma ab u h r y a a f r p ybu a a pr p r y philosophical a r c c p ua z h f ub

    ha w c ud h z r - f h ubj c f d a h d

    h y ph ph ca u day h ab ra f a w m wh ch pr c y r fu ag a y, h ma

    y b w bra a d h ugh , bu a b w brah u c c u . (342)

    Ma ab u r gh mpha z h ph ph ca d mau c ubj c : , w ar d a g w h h z r - f u

    h f rma c r f h pur x r a y f m a g r

    a d ruc ru ) h pur r a y f h aud ach d fr m x r a r a y, d gag d, r duc d h p rd pr d f ub a c . th g c h r aga ha f h H g judgm : h p cu a d y f m a g x r a

    h pur d ach d r a y a f y a bru a x r a r pur r r y f ubj c , f h d ha ca b da y d rm a p c .

    th pr p r y ph ph ca d m f h udy f p -

    ubj c r d h r c g ha wha app ar a h bru af h ubj c ry ( arra ) ub a a d y h m mth p - rauma c au c ubj c h g pr f ha u

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    b d f d (d fu y r ap) w h r f, w h h arra ymb c x ur f f : wh

    away, m h g ( r, ra h r, notHinG, bu a FoRM f h g) r maa d h m h g h pur ubj c f d a h dr . if wa

    d a f h m ary, z r - , f rm f ubj c y, haa au c m r . th laca a ubj c a $ hu a r pr a : a r p to h r a f h bru a m a g ru a of h r a , . ., a r p wh ch m rg wh h ymb c

    h rauma c ru fa , r ach p f mp bubj c a m m ary ff c y b y d u c c

    f rm d pr d f u c c u f rma cap u a g ab d a m . W h u d hu h app y h p - raumaFr ud a ha a ru f h r a c u a far a a pr u rauma r a h ca , h pr ha f h b r h f ubj c y f: a ubj c barr d, m rg wh a g d dua d pr d f ub a

    h c u rauma r p a d h pr rauma c wha laca a m a w h h c a m ha h Fr ud a ubj c

    ha h Car acogito: h cogito a ab rac fr m h r a

    f g ac ua d dua w h h w a h f h r pr p rab , r a ; , h c rary, h w a h f pfu c a h mag ary uff f h i, a laca pu .

    s wh Ma ab u c a m ha h p - rauma c ubj c cac u d f r h Fr ud a rm f h r p f a pa rau

    rauma c h c ra a h rac f h pa ), h r ma ah rauma c c a d f rg c ud h r

    m m r h ry ra ur f h ub a a c , h ry h mp y f rm fr m c . i h r w rd , pr c y fh r ub a a c , h rauma c h c RePeAts hh pa rauma c f ub a c wh ch c u f

    f ubj c y. Wha r p a d h r m a ch ry g ur f ra g a ub a a c . th why

    m a huma ubj c a rauma c ru , h u c m hf h g-d ad ubj c , bu wh d h am a

    r u mp y a d a a : wha r ma af r h ru a huma ubj c wh ch ra a ub a a

    pur f rm f ubj c y, h f rm wh ch a r ady mu ha b t pu y a h r way, h ubj c h u ma cFr ud d cr b d a h xp r c f f m ca ra wh

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    f h m: h xp r c f c u r g h g wh r w m h g (p ). if h fu dam a ph ph ca qu

    h r m h g ra h r ha h g?, h qu ra d by hwhy h r h g wh r h r h u d b m h g?. th a

    h urpr ccur bra c c : wh f r h ma c f c c u , f d ha h r b dy h m

    h r pr c f a p c f m a ca d bra s wh r j c h r ? n wh r : h r h f-acqua a c f awarc ur , h raw pr c f bra ma r. Wh a au( r a Mu m) h y , a ha h f g ha hh m bu , c ra h raw pr c f a d ad bj c b

    xp c m / m h g h r b cau h p pac f r h h r . th ubj c a z r - : a mp y h u w h m :

    c d b d, xp d f, a u d ayz rr r, g rr r h fac f a cha c mp d f

    r a y p b xp a h ph m a by way h c up f ad m a d ma ch m? D w ha h r

    wh r , h ra f rma f ha , r f hd ff r c ha , am y a b y d f h p a ur pr c p

    d w d w h w p a c y wh ch m c c p ua

    H w d h r f uch a d ach d ubj c , a ur r f r a h ytrue c -p ca a r a day: d w d

    g g a ura za f cap a m, r d day g ba capa r g ugh a ag m wh ch pr d f r

    th r ar f ur uch a ag m : h m g hr a f ecological ca a r -phy, h appr pr a f private propertyf r h -ca d c uapr p r y, h c - h ca mp ca f new techno-scientific developments ( p c a y b -g c , a d, a bu a ,new forms of apartheid , w Wa a d um . th r a qua a d ff r c b w h

    h gap ha para h exc ud d fr m h i c ud d, a d h hwh ch d g a h d ma f wha Hard a d n gr ca c mm

    har d ub a c f ur c a b g wh pr a za a wh ch h u d a b r d w h m a , f c arythe commons of culture , h mm d a y c a z d f rm f c g cap a

    a guag , ur m a f c mmu ca a d duca , bu a hfra ruc ur f pub c ra p r , c r c y, p , c. ( f Bb a w d m p y, w w u d ha r ach d h ab urd ua

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    a pr a d dua w u d ha ra y w d h f war ba c w r f c mmu ca );the commons of external nature hr a dby p u a d xp a (fr m f r a d a ura the commons of internal nature ( h b g c h r a c f huma y). a h rugg har h awar f h d ruc

    h f-a h a f huma y f, f h cap ah c mm a w d a fr ru .

    i h r f r c c mm wh ch ju f h r u f C mmu m: ab u h pr gr g

    c mm a a pr c f pr ar za f h wh ar h r bfr m h r w ub a c , a pr ar za a p wardth a day r w h p ca c my f xp aa ym u c g w r r by h r c mpa . A d d h f pr ar za f p rf c y h hr c mp

    h Car a ubj c ? th f r f gur , wh ch f h c ura ur , , u xp c d y p rhap , Marx f h proletarian, h x-

    p d w r r wh pr duc a away fr m h m, ha h ubj c y w h u ub a c , h d f pur ubj c

    wh ac ua za w r pr c qua d -r a zath c d f gur , wh ch f h c ur f h ymb c

    ur , ha f atotally mediatized subject , fu y mm r d r ua r awh h p a u y h ha h d r c c ac wr a r a y u a d by a c mp x d g a mach

    h h r f The Matrix, wh a f a udd d c r ha wha h p rca ryday r a y c ruc d a d ma pu a d by a m ga-c mh p pr c y ha f h c m f h Car amalin gnie ? nw d r ha h ph phy wh ch u ca y a u c d h g v r ua R a y Ma bra ch cca a m.

    th h rd f gur , wh ch f h c ur f ur r a up - rauma c ubj c a g pr f ha ubj c ca b(d fu y r ap) w h r g f ab

    arra ymb c x ur f f : wh w a a h ( r, ra h r, notHinG, bu a FoRM f h g) r ma , a d h m

    h g h pur ubj c f d a h dr .if wa g a d a f cogitoa pur , d gr z r ,

    ha a a a au c m r a r gard wh ch ryd urb g. th why w r adama y h p c r cogito.

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