想像、象征和实在是拉康自创的三个概念,在其整个理论中占据着基石般的地位。他本人对前两者的论述较为清楚、详细,对后者所费的笔墨则不多。鉴于此,后人的研究往往也偏重于前两者,而忽略了对后者的探索。这固然有其本人对实在论述甚少这一方面的原因,但是,最重要的恐怕还在于实在概念本身。因为实在作为一种缺场之在场是语言无法直接描 Imagination, symbolism and reality are the three concepts Lacan created by himself, occupying a cornerstone position in his entire theory. His own exposition of the first two is clearer and more detailed, and the latter spends only a few words and ink. In view of this, the research of later generations tends to emphasize the former two, while ignoring the latter’s exploration. Although this has its own reasons for the fact that there is little discussion, the most important thing is probably the concept of reality itself. Because reality is absent as the absence of a language that can not be traced directly