Marx invented the Freudian notion af a symptom. So, what is a sympton? We usually think of a symptom as a negative biological effect as getting sick, or a psychological one such as getting anxious. These symptoms points towards an underlying problem. This is not always the cause, a cough does not always mean you have the flu, but it serves as a guideline.
The presumtion is that negative effect of whose presence is indicated by a symptom is Freud's, and that it is possible to cure someone of an illness when it is psychological and not just when it is a biological factor, through talking.
This leads us to the question - What does it mean to say that it was Marx who invented the idea of the symptom which points to a more systemic issue? Zizek,
The presumtion is that negative effect of whose presence is indicated by a symptom is Freud's, and that it is possible to cure someone of an illness when it is psychological and not just when it is a biological factor, through talking.
This leads us to the question - What does it mean to say that it was Marx who invented the idea of the symptom which points to a more systemic issue? Zizek,