The Real
Philosophical category of inexpressible reality / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other uses, see The Real (disambiguation).
Main articles: Horror vacui (physics) and The Void (philosophy)
For broader coverage of this topic, see Know thyself, Dialectic, Marx's theory of alienation, Nature (philosophy), and Ouroboros.
In continental philosophy, the Real refers to the demarcation of reality that is correlated with subjectivity and intentionality.[1][2] In Lacanianism, it is an "impossible" category because of its opposition to expression and inconceivability.[3][4] The Real Order is a topological ring (lalangue) and ex-ists as an infinite homonym.[5][6]
[T]he real in itself is meaningless: it has no truth for human existence. In Lacan's terms, it is speech that "introduces the dimension of truth into the real."[7]
— James DiCenso
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