Monthly Archives for September 2012
Impressions on “Manifesto of the Communist Party”
Adam Smith – considered the father of Economics – introduced the idea of the invisible hand. He showed that if every individual in an economy is doing the best for himself, efficiency will result and no better resource allocation will … Continue reading → Continue reading
Impressions on “The Interpretation of Dreams” by Sigmund Freud
I am sitting in a room, waiting for an appointment. On the wall, there is a big painting with different people : Two girls have a fruit basket on their head, dressed as if they’re part of the Rio Carnival ; some … Continue reading → Continue reading
DREAMS AND LITERATURE
(This entry is very stream of layperson’s consciousness) Dreams = manifestations of latent content i.e. the unconscious. Speech = manifestation of language Language = manifestation of the unconscious Literature = what permits human beings to communicate with another consciousness and … Continue reading Continue reading
DREAMS AND LITERATURE
(This entry is very stream of layperson’s consciousness) Dreams = manifestations of latent content i.e. the unconscious. Speech = manifestation of language Language = manifestation of the unconscious Literature = what permits human beings to communicate with another consciousness and … Continue reading Continue reading
Marx
The socio-economic history of the world has been shaped by the existence of two main classes which have the role either of the oppressor or the oppressed. With the Industrial Revolution and its consequential shift on the means of production the oppressor and oppressed received the names of bourgeoisie and proletariat. In this relationship the […]
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Freud
It is uncanny how much dreams resemble literary creation and interpretation at least if according to Freud’s ideas on the Interpretation of Dreams. The whole notion of dream-content and dream-thought could be easily extrapolated into the literary realm. In terms of interpretation of dreams dream-content refers to the dream in itself, the mental images we […]
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Manifesto of the Communist Party– Could the Communism be finally realized?
In the nineteenth century–the epoch of the bourgeoisie, a newborn power–communism gradually expanded in Europe. 《Manifesto of the Communist Party》 was sketched to declare Communists’ views and missions, the Manifesto expounds the theory of historical class conflicts and struggles, the … Continue reading → Continue reading
Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams
Dreams have always been a topic of interest for not only theorists such as Freud, but for people of the general population. Whether it is a nightmare, an enjoyable or simple strange dream, one always asks: what does that dream … Continue reading → Continue reading
Dream
Dreams seem mysterious at ancient times, they are always connected with the augury in some countries, if you remember your dream-content, the visionary will tell you what your dream signifies, whether it is a favorable or an ominous augury. When … Continue reading → Continue reading
Barthes and Text Gestalt
Barthes’ text was definitely “jouissif” — I had fun reading it, and I am sure he had fun writing it. Our e-version had some interesting typographical errors, especially in that key word at the end: “jouissance”. We got “jotrissance”, and … Continue reading Continue reading
