The object in question in Lacan’s theory of sublimation

Abstract

The concept of object and the place it occupies in the subjective constitution of the individual are some of the most fundamental aspects of Lacan’s theory. Based on the axiom “sublimation raises an object to the dignity of the thing,” formulated by Lacan in his seminar about ethics in psychoanalysis (1959-1960), this article details how the author frames the object and its relationship with das Ding within sublimation. In this regard, emptiness is considered to be decisive in all forms of human creation which come from this drive.

Keywords
Sublimation; object; das Ding; drive