Radical disappearance: Thayer's mimicry in Lacan’s gaze.

Abstract:

This article aims to investigate Thayer’s concept of mimicry and to discuss it together with the concept of the gaze in seminar 11. Since Lacan only knew Thayer indirectly, we explored a theoretical meeting point between the two that has not yet been discussed. The meeting point is a law formulated by Thayer that describes how animals seek more than mimicry, but the disappearance of the scene. We conclude that the gaze, as a point of light in Lacan, is what produces that radical disappearance effect in Nature.

Keywords:
mimicry; gaze; Lacan; Thayer.