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ad hugh, a h uuchab by df, bu a ra hr , rpudy f f hm, f w ar ru a g ad rabrad. Wha w ca uch cr u, cr h bm, mr ra, adp h a parac fr h mm, ha wha w ca r har rm, wh a, h c cdr f uch, m pr a pcaca f uchg, pca by rc caa ad by dwm wha adda quay (uchg pu). tuchg gd u by mm-dacy, wh hr ar ubjc a cra dfrra aru way,ad by paa prxmy, dd h cap f ay paa dac, h

r dac, h r pac. i furhr gd u a h mgy frad rgary , bg hr m prmy frm h u, wha ca m may f ar wh, ad by x a praa xpr-c, bfr ca ayhg , fr a far bac a ca maga g craur wh a urfac, a mmbra, a , hr mu a b auchg d, h urfac bg affcd by ahr m uchg ,urrudg , frgg up , prg . thr a d ad hr a ud, h m mary , y far a w ca cc a

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m f uchg, f a urfac rubbg aga ahr urfac, bumpg mhg , h fr hr. t uch m, happ a h mad cu a m ca cc f a m whu uchgwha uppdy byd h m. s uchg a dffrc, mph pby fr f a dffrc, h dffrc f a y hruchg . i a w uch. i a a p rdr uchg pb.Hc a y ha uch f, h huma bdy cay d, hrby urd a p y, dubg f. thr a phphy f hw mpd h ry f h uch.1

t pu h ry abrac ad h rugh f rm, ca arady h a f h prbm. Wha m b h m frm ad pa-pab, d ad pa, ar g rdd wh pcua, w fd ur

mmday d h c f phphy, dd a maphyc, wca b pard h pcua ccp fr a mm. e u a ry rugh ad apprxma dcrp ad i am ryg baccura r ub h fr apprach ha gag a f ccp,rahr pcacuar ad dc ccp whch bar hay cquc,uch a h m, h dffrc, h d ad h ud, h uh f af, h bdy, affcg ad bg affcd, maray, h hr, hr,mmdacy, mda, dac, rcprcy, p, h ry f pac,

f cguy, f cac, f h md ad h umd. tuchg mmd-ay mara ad papaby prf m bac ccp ad m-ary pcua dc, uch up maphyc a m phyca,a wr. o cud ay, whu ry, ha uchg h touchstonefphphy.

thr , h had, a d mag flapis philosophorum, h ph-phr , ad h arch fr pmd h phphca da-ur a uch m prd, h frc f wdm pmd by a : a whch cud uppdy p h frc f urg a bar ma

gd (ad wh h curr cap f cmy hr m b a rwa fh d dmad pu aga phphr, wh h cm ha cm hr w d, amy cm up wh m w r f phphr ad m h gra d f h hur).2 th d mag mp a cr-

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a f uch, amy h magca uch whch wud, by mr uch,bw au, h hgh au h wrh ( cud ay h au-addd uch, vAt). th magry f uch h capacy fr magcarafrma. th br d f h h quay wd-prad magryf uch a prprag h ry pp: capacy ad p, arh ad uy whar uch, a ad a, ha , aaway a au, daua; h uch a h rum f dgrada addbam, f druc f wrh. s h uch appar b h ag fa maxmum rafrma pp drc (bu h am uch?wha h dy f a uch? ca p h am uch wc?): ca bw hgh au r brg abu a maxmum f au ad hr hrag f dc h cuura hry fr bh. Wha ha

h capacy purfy, ad c ra. Cud ay, a prp f uch: DieWunde schliesst der Speer nur der sie schlug? th uch ha a h mag fpharmakon, f Pa p ad cur , ha Drrda ha magraygd u.

A ppd h magca phphr , h dram f h ach-m, h uch wa a ry ra dc, gg bac aquy,3 a prb-g wh whch cud pr r dpr h wrh f a ma, byh ra mad , gd ad r frm h wrh uff. i pur-

p wa, m phphcay, g byd h apparac, h rahg frm curf. th uch hud b h prrqu f ruphphy, f aby f ad r u h apparac, ad mr pg-ay, prb h ruh r fay f h wrd by uchg, by rag hwrd aga h , a wr. th agd cam f au ar b daga h . i appar ha prbg ca m ccgy b d byuch, by gh r harg r m r a. tuchg m b h adcg f hm a, h a pr rcry ad ru, ad h h

frmua y c The Wealth of Nations, bu juy cam pm h wh.o cud ay ha h pr prdcam dpay ahr wdr, amy hw ca b harhy ad m papaby uchd by h b had. idd cdu.

3 i wa a dar, fy ch, japr r baa. i myhca urc Aquy h ry f Bau (od' Metamorphoses, ii, 11), wh aw Mrcury (Hrm) a

Ap x, ad Mrcury ffrd hm a cw a a brb p . Bu Mrcuryh dcdd prb h ma, h dgud hmf ad ffrd hm a cw pua x f h wud b wg whr h g h cw. Bau cud r hmpa ad dugd h cr, ad Mrcury chagd hm a uch. tuch a h am f h cw characr shaparAs you like it, hf a may shapara f (cf.King Lear) bg h aura uch fwdm. Fr away h du f h f h wh f h w. (i, 2).

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a a f a ubac. if h phphr ha ryhg fam maga, h h uch p ward h mprca adh mara a h dcrmag crr f ady. Bu hr ayway para h w uchg, mprca d cay r-wd wh h magary, ray wh maphr, grudd whh u; ad furhrmr, h phygca uch rw whh ca, c h fr ca cmmad h juc: d uch. thcy bg wh a rd uch, a gap rducd uchg. W wcm bac h.

if uchg cud hu r a h uch f phphy, h a-rady mp a umbr f prupp. thr a cra maphrc-y f uchg whch pu c hp wh cray (cf. sa

thma, dub h par-a f uchg), ad hu a h am mh m bac ad h m rm frm h prpr phphca daur.Fr f a h mr ad f gh ad harg, h ga adh c, a h gudg maphr f phphy, ha arady prad acra dagm, a para, a xrca, a dachm frm hwr , ha a a dac uch ad h r f cray mp. sgh ad harg pra by rp, mda ad dac-g, hy fuc a a dac hrugh a mdum, ha arady parad

h ubjc ad h bjc frm hr cguy, hr cgc (c-gc, frm con-tango, c-uch, mp a haphaard cac, a ppd cy). Ad b ur h gudg maphr wr a frm gh hry, pcua, gh, rfc, md y, eidos, frm,phainomenon;ad hr wa a hdd maphrca cc wh h prc f hc, cudg h c f ccc, c a prc, whch Drrda haaugh u ura a h hry f phcrm. t abh phphy ha a dac frm h mr uch, ha dach f frmh mmdacy ( ha d-uch), frm h cama f h m

mmda ad pg f . Ccpuay ad day dpd bg u f uch f i a ad hr h ur chac ay f m,h ghmar f phphr, uppdy h ba ad h m chaf a , a a ra f amay, ad h ry pca ca f a(whch uay g maphrca crda ad ca prm ah adard f judgm a h p whr a ura ad ccpuaadard fa, cf. ka). s uchg h uch, bg bh h mbac ad h m rm frm ccp bu ccp, a w a Begriff,

m frm con-capio, begreifen, . . , grab, capur, h ccp-ua dfc ha b prbd by uchg, ha ady wh hcguu ad h cg, wh mhg ha pr curpar,

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mhg frm b qufd by da ad ccp, ad y mpymhg ud hm, bu prg prcy hr budary, h whr ccp ad da uch up hr hr hr ra?

Ar, h caca p abu uchg De anima, a caca ahy cm, h budary ry ruy. May bac phphca qu- ar mmday uchd up: ar wh h qu f h o,f h uy f uch ca pa f a a? i h uch frmh u rdd wh mupcy ad h hrgu, ha caqu brg a cmm dmar? i m mpy a mupcy f ad a mupcy f bjc. Ad h h hypokeimenon wha hubac f wha uch? i hr ubac f uchg? Bu i am parcuar ccrd wh h qu f h m, h budary whch

d h ry f uch. Hw ca cc ? A mpxray f w bd, r bjc, uchg ach hr? i h uch auch r r ur? Wha d w uch wh? Fr f h xprm madf mag a wb ad rchg gh r h fh, a a h wb uchd h a rprd h am mar a bfr, y carha h rga h mmbra (423a).4 s ca rp a mm-bra, a ry h f, ca rdub h m, rdub h , bu huch d rd hr. i a f, cc h uch, h uchg ur-

fac wud ha rdub f. th urfac uch, bu h uch rcd, a r facuy f h urfac. th mmbra rchd r h urfacf h bdy rdub h m h ur ad h r, h xprm h had u, bu a h am m f a cy fcmpca h mm w ar ccg h m. i bh add-g ahr ad pg h , h m a add ad a ubrac-, fr h rga f uchg bah.

o p f ha hr a rp a h ur d: if wbd uch ahr udr war, hr uchg urfac ca b dry,

bu mu ha war bw, amy h war whch w hr budgurfac; frm a h fw ha war w bd ca b cacwh ahr. th am hd f w bd ar ar bg bd ar prcy wha war bd war bu h fac ar -d ur bra, bcau w ar [] Fr w prc ryhghrugh a mdum; bu h ca (f uch) h fac cap u. (423a-b).s hr a cac ad a cac, ha upp a r h aayr f war r ar bw h urfac, mag h uch mpb, r

4 i am ug h raa by J. A. smh The Basic Works of Aristotle, d. RchardMck, nw Yr, th Mdr lbrary Cac, 2001.

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mdag h uch. W a bubb, y h uch rh prch bubb, h m mary fr Ar, mhg ha a-b f ryhg dpab, xcp h uch. Fr whu uch mpb ha ay hr ; fr ry bdy ha ha u mu[] b capab f uch. (435b) tuch cary ama fr hr bg,wh a h hr ar cary mry fr hr w-bg. tuchpra bg, bg, bg a, h r uxury ad ph-ca, a bu, a xra.

Mma mdum a mdum h mdum h mag? , ad ju h qu f dac ad ca: wh harg, gh ad m wprc r a grar dac. th cap f a mdum wud a ham, h ccdc, bu prcp dc, h dc f

h r ad h ur, ad h dc f h m ad h mdum, fw ar g ac dc a a. Ad umay h dc f hagb ad h agb: tuch ha fr bjc bh wha agbad wha agb. Hr by agb ma (a) wha ar p- m quay f agb hg a ry gh dgr ad (b) whap a xc dgr, a druc hg d. (424a) thr a hrhd f uch, f r much uch, byd whch hr h agb, h cap f uch, bu whch a h cap f a g

craur, dah.s wha fw frm Ar rugh dcrp cud b ummd upby a ga ha h mary dffrc, mpd by h uch, d ahrd h w ca uch whu a hrd. It takes three to be two, ahr ma a dffrc, bh a h rdupca f h urfac, h add-a mmbra, h p r/ur, ad h r f a mdum h bm- : a a mdum, bu h mdum p hfg. Adh , a gra way, whr i wa g: h bjc mpd h uchwhch a urpu ra h w uchg urfac. th dffrc

pu h bjc a a mdum f h dffrc, a cmpagcr, bu a urpu, r cu h md f h dffrc, h bjcmrgg h cu, ad whch rcy pag ca b qu cud a ahrd, fr h cu wh bjc qu a m b cud. thr w pu. Admdy, Ar p a way whch bh rughad cud.

Frm h rdupca, h cmpca f h m Ar wa g h prpr mdum f h uch, whch fr hm h fh, sarx (a

ppd soma, h bdy). th add f ahr ayr f ad f a-hr ayr f ar ha ad ubrac: w d uch ad f wh hurfac ad a h urfac, w uch ad f wh h fh whch rdub

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h urfac. th cmpca f h m ma h uch rcd hfh a h mdum. th prpr mdum f uch dachd frm hbdy a hr , bu par f h bdy f, h fh whch cch urfac, h , wh rry, wh h r , h a f , har, whch prcy h har (fr Ar a w a aquy gra). o uch wh h har, umay, bu y hrugh h m-dum f h fh. s h fh h dac f h bdy f, rdac, h dac bw h ad h har. ohr , g,harg, d a ur mdum, hy ar uchg a a dac, hy aru f uch, y hr m b mr h qu f ca, h rchgf h mdum.

Ar b cadDe anima, o h u, h qu yg a

h bm ad framg h dcu f h wud appar b hqu f h u ad uchg h bdy, h rfac f h bdy adh u. Y h a gd way f pug , h a r f hmd-bdy prbm ay mdr ; rahr, h u, fr Ar, hry prcp f f, wha frm f ad dr , h ry frm fh bdy, a dccd y whch wud h cc hr. i uch wh h bdy (De anima dd myDe corpore), hab a , ad hr a qu f grada, f gradua, gradu-

ay: frm h ga u h ama ad g u, fay hnous, h a f ra, h y par f h u whch ca prd m-mray hr a addr mmray (ad h qu f h way cc h mmray f h u Ar a raday dpud). s h bac dc bw h phyca ad h pychc, bubw h wr ad h hghr, ad h u, h graduay f frm,hab bh.

i qu wh Pa, wh far mr adama rg hgraduay, rg h f uch ad f a hr , fr h bf f

a pur ga. Pa uch wh uch, ha b u f uch rdr wh h y f h u a. su ha a y ad uch, adh ga uchg a a dac. i rdr uch h hg f ha d frm uchg. n dub ca ay ha hr dgraf h uch, bu a, a h am m, hr h qu f wha hprpr uch. Hw ca prpry uch h hg f? Ca ? Udrwha cd? Bg u f uch a ma ag h uch m r-uy ad a wh f maphyca (hapcrc?) rad fw

frm hr.thr arady h ac x a u f mhg cudca h bac prdcam f uch. o h had uchg ubquu,

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mpr, uadab, ca cap bg uchd ad uchg, ary mm, frm h u. th wrd, h hr, p uch, whhrw wa r . Y, a h am m hr a h mpby uch,h aby uch prpry, whch accmpa uchg a hadw.Wh bg cay uch, hr a a pra f bg uf uch, f bg ab rach u, ad b rachd. Bu h bac d-mma rahr a dcrp f a ry mdr prdcam, whch ca b d-crbd a a rwhmg ad crag fw f prcp, f a caampfca f prcp, accmpad by a dmhg capacy pr-c; a rwhmg d f cac cragy dprd f a pbyf mag a cac. W ar bh mr uch ad mr u f uch har, ad wha w uch m h ybard, ad wha m apprpray

cad h uch-cr.Wh h f h fh, ca g dcpy mp p

frm Ar Mrau-Py (wh cary cbrad h yar).Mrau-Py fla chair, h fh, a ppd h bdy, a ryAra m ar wh, ahugh Ar r qud, ad rarymd, Phenomenology of Perception r The Visible and the Invisible, whrh da f h fh xpudd a guar m? Mrau-Py, afr a g u-f-uch ra f phphy, prhap h m prm

phphr f h uch, u h rc urg purrd by Ja-luc nacy.n qu f h uch a a para prbm, fr uchg mpcad prcp a f fac, ad f fac ca b, a a de iure,qu gd u a h bac r h prmary.5 Prcp, pu mpy, prcy h prbm, f hw cc h budary, bu rahr f hw mpb p a budary: h bdy xd f h wrdad h wrd xd f h bdy, ad h why apprpr-a pa f hr h bdy r h wrd a g, arady cud hm prr prcp. th bdy ha ur fh, whch

mhg mpy prag h bdy, bu a h am m h f h fh wrd f, la chair du monde. Hag a fh a h mdum f prcp- bu ahr d f h wrd f bg dwd wh fh. i hrfac, r rahr h rac, whch ha b h arg p f h r-wa f phphy: h p whr w ar dag wh h cudubjc ad bjc, h f ad h wrd, bu h ry ara f hr rap-

5 Fr h crcm f h ac hrarch Mrau-Py cf. Jacqu Drrda,Le toucher, Jean-Luc Nancy, Par, Ga, 2000, p. 233, 235 c. thr a udry-g prmacy f ad a hdd prmacy f h had, accrdg Drrda. Cf.

Phnomnologie, p. 270.

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pg, a pr-ubjc ad a pr-bjc ara, a touching without a subject andan object. nhg drm m frm h ud, ay Mrau-Py a famu am h a pag fThe Phenomenology of Perception, ha hg c m, bu h crary, bcau i am frm h uud myf ad p h wrd (p. 520).6

i h w, g ad bg ar ddd a ubjc ad b-jc, bu rrb, ad uchg ad bg uchd (ad furhrmr,a r f uchg g ad c ra). thr a fudam-a rrby, y a rrby wh a hau, a ag, a -ccdc h ccdc, a gap cay rcuprad bu r brdgd r ubad,r aufgehoben.7 th prcg ad h prcd, h uchg ad huchd ar a Mbu rp,8 hy ar par f h am urfac

urfac, bu dph ad urfac , hr mp urfac fr Mrau-Py9 bu wh a gap hr ry dc.10 thrugh m, m, hwrd f ad uch f. i ugh ay ha prc m [onperoit en moi] ad ha i prc (ibid., p. 249), hr a dm faymy f prcp ha ha b rcud ad rhabad, a ppd a phphca ubjcm ad mprcm, dam ad maram,cuam ad uam. Fh mar, bu hr a da-y Mrau-Py h a gh The Visible and the Invisible;

rahr h p f hr dc ad dcy . i ap g, bh agb ad agb, agby rd agby, ppd bu ra .

Bu i d wa dw Mrau-Py a gh, i ju wa gu apc. if i ard dcrb h prbm f uch a h prbm

6 i rfr h Frch rga, Phnomnologie de la perception, Par, Gamard,1945 (t, 1978).

7 Rrby h uma ruh, a h a c f h famu papr

lrac cham, irwg chamu ( Le visible et linvisible, Par,Gamard, 1964, p. 204), bu a -ymmrca ad -dacca rrby.8 [] h g ad h d bdy ar h p d ad h udrd, r

w gm f h am crcuar cur, whch ru frm f rgh h p dad rgh f h udrd, y bh pha g mm. (Levisible et linvisible, p. 182)

9 Mrau-Py h ma f h urfac, a ppd Du, wh whm hhrw har may faur.

10 th crc f dc ad dc a app h dc f (f): th raa ach hr wh d fr a rprr, hy udr-ad ach hr whu h rcur h da. (Phnomnologie, p. 271) Y hycu para ram; h wrd cud hr cac, hrugh hruchg ach hr, frgg up ach hr. Wha cu h wrd lachose intersensorielle, h rry hg.

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f h w, h prbm f cug, f h prpr cu, h ca ayha Mrau-Py ry much cug. Wha h p ayg ha hud r ar wh w ubjc-bjc, bdy-wrd, mar-ay-day, -c, ud-d, h o-h ohr ( cudcmcay ay -, h ua . mag, h capua hprbm: h quca f h w f , h brh f uf ). i arg wh w, wh h p, h dc, whch gmaphyc a h rub, h w par cud h r qu mad rc ad h mg f h w, h p f hr dc, fr hm h ra f h huma xprc, crux, . Bu caar wh hr, hr rgary , udryg uary prc-p, a arch, ubac, whch wud h p w, dd f,

ha h dffrc ad h dc wud b drd a a f-pg f ag urc. o hud ar wh h ucuab, mhg ha cab ubmd cu, ca b gmay cud, mhg whch neither one nor two. Cug d appy. Prcp, a, fh arh am aruy g h ara (Wha w ca h fh [] ha am ay phphy, Le visible, p. 193). H prag rhrca frmua hr-r: hr ubjc r bjc, hr mar r pr, hr dr ud. th umd ad h ucuab ca y b crcumcrbd

by bg dmd frm h md ad h cuab, hy ca adbg dfd per negationem.11 if h ara whch cu ucuab, f hr r w, h h constant becoming two, bu a bcmgwhch ca rach d, h w d ca r qu bcm w, hyca g frm hr , bu hr uy rd y hr p. thrcmm grud hr cmm maur, bu h cmmura auch. thy ca r cu frm ach hr, bu hy ca ccd -hr. thr hr ccdc ad -ccdc , hr dcad dc , bu prcy h wrd. (tha wud

ad u h dacca rap f h Hga dy f dy ad -dy.)

th ucuab ara f fh cud pu mpy: bd ca bcud, fh ca a ara f cha. Mrau-Py :th fh (h fh f h wrd r my fh) cgcy, cha, buxur [] (Le visible, p. 192). i a xur f mma dffrc whch

11 Bu f ucuab, ha accu fr cug fr whr d h ubq-uu faacy cm frm? Why ar w ay pry h u f cug, mag gma dc? Why d h rwg rady whdraw addgu f? Why d gma cug ar a a? Why prcp dcp- wh bg f h ry cur aga dcp?

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rap ad frg up ach hr, hy ca hr b ud r pa-rad. Prcp bh ucd ad bcur, prduc ad rma -gmac, whdrawg ad rag f . th xur a ruc-ur, fr rucur mp dffrc ( mr: h a mad f), hxur a ub-dffrc, h hr--r-w. o cud um up: hr uch, bu hr w. o hud ar by uch, bu ca arrhr a uy r a dffrc. There is touch, but there is no cut. Fr pga mphac dffrc wud, fr Mrau-Py, b aamu fag h rap f h rada dffrc whch ha haud h hry fmaphyc bu ca cc f a dffrc whch wud ad hpfa? A dffrc whch wud amu h rada duay r h f-p f o?

i ha d h Mbu rp a ru lacaa dc, mhg ud by Mrau-Py. thr a p ad a bm, a upprd ad a udrd f a urfac, bu bh fd hm h am ur-fac, hy d uch, bu hy ar rh cguu, hy ca bdachd frm ach hr (ahugh y fd f d a hm). Bu laca p, h mup u f h dc, prcy hah Mbu rp mp a cu, ru frm a cu, ahugh ha mpud, bh ud ad d ar h am rp. Ad h aur f

h cu whch mp h bjc prcy h objet a, m paraca byd h rp, bu habg ry marg, h dg f a cu.i h mp rm cud ay ha wha frm Mrau-Py -daur a disavowal of the cut, r a crcum f h cu. Pychaaywud agr wh ryhg xcp fr h: hr a cu.12

12 i ca add a brf f Mrau-Py cruc f prcp. i ry curu ad g ha, h fr par f h fr par fThe Phenomenology of

Perception afr h ghy irduc, h praccay ar h aay f h bdy

wh h rma ad cmm a f affar, bu wh a rag pcuary, addy: wh h dcu f h pham mb (Phnomnologie, p. 90). A ampua-d g r a arm f, dwd wh prcp, ad h a mgh a h mdca dc. th m a way ag Mrau-Py: prcp- mpy m c f cac (rahr, too close for contact), bu c-ay haud by pham, prmad by mhg prag phaay addwd wh a dram quay (cf. each a ca a grm f a dram,ibid., p. 249), hr a ra f hauca dwg . H pd qu mm argug ha h pham mb ca b adquay accud fr hr phygca r pychgca rm, ha h w ragy rc , y a rrducb hr mp rc (ha wud arady mpy a para fh parab). if Mrau-Py p cud b ummd up y by hr cu, bu a by hr ac, h ca appar audg ha h arff prcy a h p f a ac ad a h p f a rahr pcacuar cu a cu-

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Fr Frud, f i ar wh ummg up rahr ha ag fr h d,h uch is h cu. th uch ad h cu ccd. th a h cr fTotem and Taboo (1912-13) whr ca fd h m x paag h uch, ad i prp brfy cmm hm.

Wha df h ca a uch, ad hc h prpry huma dm-, a cu h uch. th cr f h ca juc, a uh,ca b a d uch. th a r-juc whch maphrcay(mmcay?) prad a hr. th a h cr f ab a hmma md, mpyg h aump ha cra pr ad hgar chargd wh a dagru pwr, whch ca b rafrrd hrugh c-ac wh hm, am a fc (PFl 13, p. 75).13 th a mbac d f h ca, a frma ddg whch para pr

ad hg w cagr, h ha ca b uchd ad h ha ca h dd mbdd, rada c, by h bwh acrd ad h prfa, h dd may acd by rgu adpca auhry, whch ca ur b a ryg . Bu h w ccr u ay furhr hr. Wha Frud ryg g a parabw h rada juc, d a mad, wh h bhaurf mdr day urc (h auc h ub f Totem and Taboosm p f agrm bw h ma f aag ad ur-

c, Einige bereinstimmungen im Seelenleben der Wilden und der Neurotiker).th mdr urc appar b uffrg frm a r-acm f h a-b a ra whr h prhb f uchg ha b dd f r-gu udrpg. o cud ay, ay, ha c up a m, whh aag, wa pb uch bcau wa prhbd uch, adw, wh h mdr-day urc, it is prohibited to touch because it is impossi-ble to touch. Wha Frud afr h mdr prdcam f uchg ad

ff mb, ad ha h ch h ac a h prgd aag p. Bu wha ap-

par a a ac ad a cu, a a paradx h mg cuy f prcp, f hbdy-wrd cuum, a wr, d cradc h bac ac, bu dr :h p ca b b mad hrugh h apc f h gap whch prcy a gap, bu a r fd ( u h Dua rm) f prcp f, a acwhch a abc, bu a fg ac, a prcg ac, h mp m-y h fac ha h bdy xd r m. if Mrau-Py xamp (rrahr a crw-ca) rahr may cara, cud prp, mpy,haphallus is a phantom limb, y a mb fg ayhg (dp h mgyma dc h crary, fgur a h apx f m fg adjym, paramu mbdm), bu mhg whch, a a cu, a bdy cu,ab acc jym, huma fg, wha cu a urpu hu-ma fg, bjc.

13 i rfr The Pelican Freud Library (PFl), 15 ., Harmdwrh, Pgu,1972-86, ad Studienausgabe(sA), 10 ., Frafur/M, Fchr, 1969-75.

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cud,14 mry m urg aac rmadr f a prhrcpa. A h ca f ab, h prcpa prhb, h ucu f hur, aga uchg; ad hc mm w a uchgphba r dlire de toucher. th prhb d mry appy mm-da phyca cac bu ha a x a wd a h maphrca u f hphra cm cac wh [ b uch wh]. Ayhg ha drch pa hugh h frbdd bjc, ayhg ha brg hm cua cac wh , ju a much prhbd a drc phyca c-ac. (p. 80)

A h uch cagu, h prhb: g h f p-b f ccy f hg, h prhb prad ag a h wayf pb cc, dwd wh a xrm aby dpac-

m, w ad w bjc bcm mpb, a a h wh wrd udr h mbarg f mpby (p. 81). thg ad pp ar m-bud wh a faa dcy cc, b cac, h wh wrdha h faa prcy bcm mpb. thr way f cagcac, ad hr way f cag prhb. o cud ay ha hara f h uuchab, whch h prhb bar, cud b cadad crcumcrbd rada c, whra h mdr prdcam rahr ha h bud prpaga f cac a a bud ra-

y f prhb whch f h way dcrb h mchamf h uprg, a ppd h ru f h am f h fahr. Budprfaa hrugh cac ha d away wh h acrd, bu ha a paradxca way rad ad mad racab.15 Frud um uph aur f h prhb fur p: hr ac f ma; hrra cy; hr ay dpacab aur; ad hr mp fruac bhaur.

s hw d h rucur cm abu?

14A, ahr cx, Frud r dbu h fahr a h cr f a auhr-y prcy a ra f h dm f h fahr. i ha h dad fahr (f hprma hrd) h hdd cr f auhry, bu rahr ha h dad fahr hm-f ha dd, bu h ha rmad h ru. eryhg ca b awd, bu au-hry pr. th prhb f uch ha dd ag wh h dad fahr, ad yrmad gur.

15 Hr i mu rfr h wr f Grg Agamb prfaa. e. g.: A ab-u prfaa whu h gh rdu ccd hcfrh wh a c-cra whch ju a mpy ad a (Profanations, Par, Pay & Rag, 2005,p. 102). o hud carfuy dguh bw cuara ad prfaa,cuara bg a frm f rpr, ag ac h frc whch m -f dpacg frm pac ahr (p. 96). s h mdr prdcam, fr

Agamb, ha f a abu mpby f prfaa.

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Rgh a h bgg, ry ary chdhd, h pa hw arg desire uch [Berhrungslust; h wrd ury ambguu: cab h paur f uchg, ad h hw i am cd udrad ,a ppd srachy,Lust Lustprinzip; curuy, Frud ac juh a par, Brhruglust; mayb ca prp a cg hm-ymc egh raa wh lust, h uchg u], h am f whch fa far mr pcad d ha wud ha b cd xpc. thdr prmpy m by a external[von aussen] prhb aga carry-g u ha parcuar d f uchg. [A h p Frud m curuyr a f: Bh h dr ad h prhb ra h chduchg h w ga. nhg xua md h ma x,xuay appar rgad h f, a f, f-rfray, rprd

frm h x h bm f h pag, ray udr h bar. th x mr-y h a h ry pca d f uchg bu uchg wha maa parcuar p pca? Cud rahr maa ha uchg sexu-alizesh par f h bdy ccrd? i h xua pca bfr uchg,whu uchg, apar frm uchg? i f Frud ma p, ay Three essays, ha ay par f h bdy cud b xuad ad ha hr a rru rada aump ha xuay rd h ga?]th prhb accpd, c fd uppr frm pwrfu ra

frc [hr aga a f rd: tha , frm h chd g ra- h auhr f h prhb.], ad pr rgr ha h dr16whch g xpr f h uchg. i cquc, hwr, fh chd prm pychca cu, h prhb d uccd abhg h dr [aufzuheben, ubag, h ru Hga rm:hr Aufhebung f h dr]. i y ru rpr [verdrngen]h dr h dr/paur uch ad bah h uccu.Bh h prhb ad h dr pr: h dr bcau ha y brprd ad abhd, ad h prhb bcau, f cad, h

dr wud frc way hrugh ccu ad acua pra- [Ausfhrung]. A ua crad whch rma uda wh a py-chca fxa [eine psychische Fixierung] ad ryhg fw frmh cug cfc bw h prhb ad h dr. (p. 82-3; sAiX, p. 321)

eryhg fw. A Frud capuad h c fuchg: xuay ad prhb, h ra ad h xra, dr ad rpr, cfc ad fxa, fay h uccu. th c

16 Der Trieb. i am rpacg h ufrua srachy raa c bydr.

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dub d f cmmca radg: h chd uch h ga,fd paur , wa m mr, bu h par prhb , hy p ucra rm, dr by h f cmm prpry ad dccy,f by rgu a. eugh ma ay urc. Y ca a ha h cfcua aac whch ua h uch far mr cmpcad.th prhb ca r mpy ju cm frm h ud, wud rb ffc f wa uad frm h d, f prhb ad paurdd frm a r f pac. Ad a ad ab a, prhb f ha ah frm f uchg, ca b uad by mr wrd, ha b hwrd uad by uch, h wrd uchg fh, mpd by h parauch, h fr aguag mpd h fa, h mhr uch bg hfr mhrgu.17 thr h uch whch mp h cu, h cu f h

uch, h cu f h f-uch ad h whr h uppd myhca frpha f au-rcm, h f-uffccy ad f-affc f f-uchg, cu hr, h f-crcu rrupd, rdr mp h p wardh bjc, Objektwahl, f w fw Frud accu f h xua prgrfrm h Three essays. Bu h prmary au-rcm rahr f a rr-ac myh, rahr mhg ccdg wh h cu: h cdc fxuay ru frm h cug ad h cu uch. Ad h , rahr haprg mp paur, wha cra , r rahr cra a jym:

H cay whg prfrm h ac (h uchg), ad a h uprm jym [den hchsten Genuss], bu mu prfrm add a w. (p. 83) o ca um h up mpy by ayg ha the cutcreates the touch as object, h uch cug uch, ad hr ha jy-m a h gap.

thr ura uch. t uch frg, rpa, rp, ad, g far, ragr, a. To touch is to touch too much.Bu h xc f uch m frm h uch a h cu: h cuha xcd h uch. Fr f hr frgm ad ragr, hr

ha b a m whch hu xcdd, ad h cu whch bh mph m ad cra h uch a rpag. thr a uppd prmaryg f uchg f, f dcrg bdy by f-uch, bu hr a uch whch rrup h f-crcu, ad h cd uch mpy xra h f, rahr h f-uch, fg f, ady hrugh xra rrup, ad h uppd prmary f-rcm

17 th g mhr uch ha fpd h crp f h aw h, a wr. th aw a a. A r ad m papab parab f h kafa i h pa cy, whr aw ray crbd h urfac, hb a mad b by h ha mach.

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mrg a h am m wh . o uch bdy a h hr uch, a mm whch bh prduc, ad para h w.18 i hrugh h cug uch, h cu uch, ha ra bdy a a,h bdy mrg hrugh h prhb f uch.

n dub h ccdc f h uch ad h cu h p whr hbac d uch ccur, whr rg, pc, maphyc, racd-c cm burg , mdg h dffrc mp h dd f huchab ad h uuchab, h acrd ad h prfa, ad dfygh bjc, dwg wh a aura, parag . Bu h p prcy ry rdm h bjc uch frm h hay burd, hd hdffcu uch ad cu rucur, rabh mmdacy addcpy mp papaby ad maray, whu a cu, bu aby

uch hrugh h ry cu.thr a dub fac h uch: h had cud by

h cu, h hr had cra a fxa. th uch y fx, ittransfixes, ay, cra a mar f aachm, a achrag p fjym. i h fr mar, h fr gfr, wr h ,ad mary gfyg prpry m frm dub dg f bgcu h ry gur f uchg. th way Frud p u,fixation coin-cides with the unconscious. th uch, h cu ad h fxa ar h fpd

f h ad f h uccu. Ahugh Frud mmday mpfhg, r hm u a ufrua way by ayg ha h prhb y [laut] ccu, wh h pr dr uch [Berhrungslust] uccu. (ibid.) i rahr ha h prhb h ry r fh uccu, dg h m ma h wrd f mpb,uuchab.19

18 Cf. nacy: [] h uy f cmg f a fg f, uchg -f, whch cary pa by h ud whch ffcua ha i ca f

myf whu fg h hr ad whu bg f by h hr. (Corpus, Par,Ma, 2000, p. 125)19 i am w awar ha wha Frud dcrbg h bac mcham f b-

a ur whch, fr hm, ca prd a gh h rg f rg.Rgu pracc, wh h u f h acrd/prfa dd, wh h pr-gd hadg f h uuchab, ar fr hm umay a dra f h b-a urc mary ac. i h way ha ur cu a ca by cdfyg ad acg h uuchab. Hyra rahr fuc by a p-p mcham: puh ward h mpb uch, ry uch much, uch prpry, xcd h mpd m, ad dcrg ha h . ica uch, hwr pcacuary i ry. th hyrca ubjc prcpa hrf h uch, wh h ba fd ff ay uchg. th ba cacap uchg, hwr mpb h wrd , ad h hyrca ca uch d-p r mr ragr gur. thy ar w way da wh uch a cu,

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th uch ccdg wh h cu ha h faa dcy prad. thr way f cag h uch, prad mry by cguy, by c-ac ad phyca cc, ha hg uchg bcm camad, a prad by cguy f mhg appary uchg, dc-cd, uch a, by df, h wrd. if dcc wha mgydf h wrd a a gfr hag cmm grud r marywh h hg (le meurtre de la chose, a laca, fwg kj, ud ay ary day) h uchg a a h am m a dawa f cu, aupp, a udryg ad pra bf, ha wrd uch hg. thwrd rad a a prpry f a hg, h am , hr d-agg wrd frm hg. Frud ra abu a pa wh wud ucha gf bugh by hr hubad Hrchga, h grud ha Hrch

wa h marrd am f hr chdhd frd wh whm h ha fa u.th frd may b g a da cy, bu hr uch pu h bjcpurchad h r cgy barg hr am (p. 81). th uch a ubquu hra, h wrd bg ugh pr uchg, -ryhg uch, hg ca b uchd. th ab ccrg am w-w ra f h prm c, whr h pr adbjc whch ar ab g, h dad, h m, h pug ub-ac c. a fa udr h ba f ug hr am. Wrd ar rad

a bjc uchg hr bjc, hy ar ad by bjc hy ad fr,ad ca ry uch bjc by mr wrd. th cu ga a c-guy ad a cuy whu a cu bu h upp prcy bad a dawa f h cu, ad h why, fr Frud, df h magcawrd ad h magca hg. Whch brg u h w d f magc,amy pychaay, h ar f uchg h bdy wh h wrd.

th uch bh maphr bacy h cu ad mymy bacy h d ray. i h crg f bh. Fr Frud h r-ca h w bac yp f magc gd u by Frar The Golden Bough,

h gra wr whch appard ju hry bfr Totem and Taboo ad fgur a h uch f ahrpgy. thr h had h ma-

ad hy cud bh b a dlire de toucher. t rud ff h cca pcur, cud ay ha prr, a h ga f ur, r h mchamf dmcag h uch, rmmg h quaum f paur ha cahad ad pay wh, cu h cu a prpr dac, wh pychcap h cu ad ma h uch pb, uccfu, d c-cdc. thr aru way f rag uch, fw Frud, ar frma fbac par f cuur: i mgh b maad ha a ca f hyra a carca-ur [Zerrbild, dr] f a wr f ar, ha a ba ur a carcaurf a rg ad ha a paraac du a carcaur f a phphca ym.(p. 130, sA p. 363)

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uch whch pra by ccu way. i w ry w, bu rh [],h frmua f dawa mad famu by oca Ma (ad admrabyxpudd by Rbr Pfar).23 Bu h u, hard by bh aagad urc, rh ju a u b mpy dmd, frwrd m way d uch up hg, h ymbc d uch h ra,ad f hr a cu, bw h ymbc ad h ra, bu hy arbh par f h am cu, hy ru frm h am cu hugh h cu prcy wha ca b h am, bu u h cmmura. thcu rw bh ad mbd h abc f hr cmm maur. sh upp ha wrd d uch up hg a h ba, apar frmmagc, f pychaay.

Frud, h ary day, dd hy away frm uchg h pa. i

Studies on Hysteria (1895) h dcu a m p h prbm f wha d wh h fw f aca ru dry ad h pa cam r-mmbr, r rmmbrg. i h crcumac i ma u h frac f a ma chca dc. i frm h pa ha, a mm ar,i ha appy prur h frhad, ad i aur hm ha, a h m hprur a, h w bfr hm a rcc h frm f a pcurr w ha h hugh h frm f a da ccurrg hm; ad ipdg hm cmmuca h pcur r da m, whar may b.

(PFl 3, p. 354)24

s h uch hud rmdy h gap h fr aca, hud g a puh hr frdm. th uch cad a h pwhr h wrd fa, h ray f h mg wrd. Ad p rc h df, cach ff guard: th prcdur by prur mr ha a rc fr mprary ag uawar a g whch agr frdf. (p. 363) o uch g arud h g, uch rachh uccu. s hr a p whr pychaay, facy,rd a magca uch a h p whr h ag cur dd qu wru, h uchg cur had uppm h ag cur, ad h

wh wha Frud wud ar dcrb a h magca uch f h pr auhry, h rur, h rya uch whch cud cur (hu Char ii ag-

23 Cf. J a b, ma quad mm Clefs pour lImaginaire, Par, su, 1969;adDie Illusionen der anderen, Frafur/M, suhramp, 2002, rpcy.

24 o g a graphc dcrp h ca f lucy R.: i pacd my had hpa frhad r hr had bw my had ad ad: Yu w h f udr h prur f my had. A h mm a whch i rax my prur yu w mhg fr f yu r mhg w cm yur had. Cach hd f. i w b wha w ar g fr. W, wha ha yu r wha ha ccurrd yu? (PFl 3, p. 173-4) oddy ad gy, h rggrg p c dcrbda h uch ad c a h rma f h uch, h cu.

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dy uchd a hudrd huad pr h f cur hm f crfua,PFl 13, p. 96-7). Ad h wa wh ugg ad hyp, hhr way by whch Frud hpd uch drcy up h uccu adrr a mg b f h pu frm .

Hw uch h uccu? Hw ay had ? th whr hbac cm ha i ha b g : h uch h cu, adh cu wha u h uccu. th rya rad h uccu a rudabu, crcg a a pc f p bg, a frma,a mg b f h pu whch wud cmp h pcur, bu prcy aa cu. sc w ar ccrd wh h cc bw wrd, h u-uchab, ad hg, h bjc f h , hr a dub jucwhch u h pychaayc ua, h rduc f bh pra

ad bjca ra a mma dp: h had, hr habc f ay prhb r rrc ccrg wrd grud ruruy urg ju ay fry whar happ fa hadwhu ay rra. i pychaay hr m h frdm fpch, a h frdm f pch a b ruy, h xrm. oh hr had, curpar a prhb barg up , a ra-dpra: h aay, h huma parr, ein fremder Mensch, prcp b uchd, b , b hard (wh h -

ru c f h aay), ad i upp b ad ad bmd ( hr a m f h aay? h h ubjc uppd m?).W, Frud d qu h a w p. Wh h wrd, a-yhg g; wh h , hg g. th aay hud b dc-cd frm h f , cu-ff frm , h a craur f , a bjc, a -ua bg. H udrcu ay cray. spychaay h hr had a rada rrc a b far aw, hr xrm prmy ad xrm rrc.

i h aay hrfr a da, a pr, a gh, a byd, a dy, a u-

prb y? th p prcy ha h dcc ur hm a bjc. H cud by a cu, ad h cu ish bjc, h bjcmrg h cu. thr h prc f h aay, a h prc- f cur, h cr f h cur, bu h prc hr prcy by bgcu-ff, a a prc, a urmd prc,25 a ubarab prc, aracab prc. th p , h cu-ff prc, ma h bjc

25 of cur h prc f h aay away urmd h ba f m -ua g ad rac. o ha h aay ar wh ad h mag ad -ua faur may w gr wha fw aru way, ca . g. gmph hadw; ha ha h had, hr dd a m f h aay, ad hr h rug ad brahg whch frm h c.

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mrg a uch.26 th bjc f h schlechthin, h bjc hwarg h, bdg h , rafxg h , haug h .

t brg mp frmua: there is no limit to the freedom of speech,except for the object h bjc whch uch u, whch fd f h hr d, a a rfrc r h addr f pch, bu h d fmy pch, c. or cud ay, xacrba h paradx, ha haay my w bdy, h bdy d hrugh my wrd, h bdy f hhr whch uch m. th p f h uuchab ha uch,27( qu nacy, a a mu hmmag, wh ha dppd h prpady by a ry dffr way).

i argud, my b h c, ha h aay, prcy hrugh b-g , mbd h bjc c a uch.28 th argum ca b xdd

hr , qu by camg ha h mbd f dffr bjc,bu rahr ha h rucur f h bjc mhg rara, a cr-r, mag h f rap h am rucur. th f h b-jc h bra, h fac, h c, h ga [] bh ruc adu, ccu, hy rap, a ray frm ach hr, cd achhr,29 pr a mupcy f fac, prcy by bg frm ad cu-ab bg, bu habg y h dg, h cu, mhg whch mrga a urpu crad by h cu.30

th p f h aay brg h w ghr, h wrd ad h

26 Frm h dub juc f fr aca f wrd ad prhb f h ca fr h dub fuc f h aay: a h addr f pch, h h ubjc uppd w; h prc cu-ff frm h ua, h mbd- h bjc. Ad ca ay ha h upp f h ubjc uppd w a cary u whch rggr ff aay ad ha b dpad by aay-, wh h prc f h aay u, upp h muchhr ad wud b dpad. i ha b d h f ubjc d-u ad h dr.

27 Cf. nacy: l crp u du r hr d . [] luchab, c qua uch. (Corpus, p. 125, 127).28A Voice and Nothing More, p. 123 f.29 th acumac c h c wh rg ca b r cad a

paradgmac ca whr h c aum xrardary pwr hrugh cur-p by, wh h abc f b framg.

30 Cf. laca: obr ha h mar f h cu buy pr hbjc dcrbd by aayc hry: h mamma, fac, h phau (magarybjc), h urary fw. (A uhab , f add, a i d, h phm,h ga, h c h hg. (crits A Selection, ra. A. shrda, ld,Rudg, 2001, p. 349). thr a hp whch h aru bjc a hbdy aprur h muh, h au, h c, h ga [] ad h uch, a-hugh cy acad pg, h muh ar wh, ha h aby af-fc ay par f h bdy, ca uch h bdy a r, cud ay ha h

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bjc, ffcua hr . th bdy ad h wrd rc h bjc,h bdy ca y b uchd by h wrd hrugh h bjc, h bjc hr rfac, ad h p far w ar ccrd wh acy ffcua hr mpb uch. t rr h uch h rafrmapwr hrugh h mda, by h rudabu way. t rr h cugdg f xprc, h ua ad bdy xprc xrcab wh pch, bu whch ca b uchd up drcy, mr ha huccu ca.

i dub uuua ad i upp curu cc pych-aay a a r f uch, a rra f uch a ra whch haaahd ad ruad xprc, mad uchg qua mpb,bu h wha i rd prp.

capacy ur ay p f bdy urfac a pg. th uch br a h,ad cra a dg.

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