big other, n.Definitions

The Big other is positioned at the intersection of structuralism and psychoanalysis.

The Big other's central mystery is determining the point at which the the anonymous symbolic order gets subjectivized.

The Big other is the anonymous mechanism of the symbolic order or another subject in the subject's radical alterity, a subject from whom I am forever separated by the 'wall of language'.

The Big other's predominant image is the inexorable logic of an automatism which runs the show, so that when the subject speaks, he is, unbeknownst to himself, merely 'spoken'. He is not the master of his own house.

The Big other is perhaps the anonymous mechanism of the symbolic order or perhaps it is another subject in his or her radical alterity, a subject from whom I am forever separated by the 'wall of language''.

The Big other is fragile, despite its grounding power. Insofar as it is subjective and virtual, it exists only insofar as subjects act as if it exist.

The Big other is built around acentral mystery... namely, where is the point when the the anonymous symbolic order gets subjectivized'.

The Big other is an enormous grounding power, and yet, is fragile, insubstantial, and properly virtual. It exists only insofar as subjects act as if it exists. It is the point of reference which provides the ultimate horizon of meaning to their lives, something for which these individuals are ready to give their lives, yet the only thing that really exist are these individuals and their activity, so this substance is actual only insofar as individuals believe in it and act accordingly.