O fascínio e a alienação no ciberespaço: uma perspectiva psicanalítica

Abstract

The objective of this work was to investigate the existence of an allurement towards virtuality, especially, towards cyberspace. For this, using resources of the psychoanalytic theory about the function of images in subjectivity. The theoretical study about the function of the image in the formation of the subjective realm revealed that the allurement is related mainly to the structuring and identifying power of image. The multiplicity of images nowadays and the growing technological virtuality have promoted the expansion of the imaginary register of subjectivity, with all its effects: a loss of the symbolic dimension which is translated in terms of the search for instant pleasure and a lack of interest towards activities that require efforts or the postponement of satisfaction, easy solutions, the building up of less frustrating social connections and the illusion of having "everything". To the extreme, this utilization of the virtual space may be conducive to a position of estrangement towards the fascinating image, with the ensuing loss of insights and of thought criticism.

Keywords

• Cyberspace; Psychoanalysis; Fascination.