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Symbolic Pact Counters Imaginary Aggression
- Lacan treats the imaginary as the site of rivalry and aggression and the symbolic as the pact that permits coexistence.
- He argues Darwinian or ego-psychology readings miss this symbolic dimension in human relations.
Ego Psychology Echoes Darwinian Logic
- Lacan links ego psychology's pragmatic aims to an implicit Darwinian logic of 'survival of the fittest.'
- He contends psychoanalysis must not aim to strengthen the ego but to reveal the symbolic conditions of the subject.
Prefer Passive Encounter Over Quick Fixes
- Avoid treating trauma therapy as a task of active, time-limited fixes.
- Use Lacan's model: create passive spaces where speech emerges rather than quick behavioral solutions.