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    Abstract The “Self” is not a Cartesian given; it is a hard-won victory forged in the crucible of the Other. This article demonstrates that G. W. F. Hegel’s Lord-Bondsman dialectic in the Phenomenology of Spirit (1807) supplies the dialectical scaffolding that prefigures Jacques Lacan’s Mirror Stage (1936/1949). Where Hegel shows self-consciousness emerging only through a life-and-death struggle for recognition, Lacan reveals the infant’s jubilant yet alienated identification with its specular image as the primordial misrecognition ( méconnaissance ) that founds the ego. The mirror does not reflect “me”; it confronts the subject with an Other that the subject thereafter mistakes for its own origin. By reading Lacan through Hegel—and Hegel through Lacan—we recover the constitutive negativity at the heart of subjectivity and expose the illusory autonomy of the modern ego. Introduction Contemporary theories of subjectivity remain haunted by two apparently disparate moments...

In the clinical treatment of obsessive neurosis, the dimension of time is rarely a linear progression. Rather, it is a defensive structure designed to stall the inevitable. By utilizing Jacques Lacan’s topological model of the Borromean Knot, we can map how the obsessive subject navigates the registers of the Real , the Symbolic , and the Imaginary to suspend desire and forestall the act.   1. The Borromean Structure: R, S, and I Lacan’s later teaching centered on the Borromean Knot—a configuration of three rings so linked that if one is severed, all three fall apart. The Symbolic (S): The realm of language, law, and the "Name-of-the-Father."   The Imaginary (I): The realm of the ego, identification, and specular (mirror) images. The Real (R): That which escapes symbolization; the impossible, the traumatic, and the raw drive ( jouissance ). In a functioning knot, the Object petit a sits at the central void where the three registers overlap. For the obsessive, however, t...

Abstract The interplay between societal models and individual career authenticity reflects the intricate tension between class consciousness and personal aspiration. Career paths often serve as a crucible where individual identity, societal expectations, and class dynamics converge, creating a unique and sometimes chaotic landscape. This article examines how societal structures influence the authenticity of career choices, the impact of class consciousness on professional trajectories, and the potential for harmonious coexistence between individual aspirations and collective frameworks. Introduction Society often acts as both a scaffold and a constraint in shaping individual lives. In the realm of careers, societal expectations provide opportunities and limitations, particularly when class consciousness influences the perception of authenticity. Class, as a structural and psychological concept, defines access to resources, networks, and opportunities, yet it also profoundly affects how...