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Taylor Adkins, @CNoumena, @YAgamben - Wicked Lyotard Pt 3

Machinic Unconscious Happy Hour

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Marx's Approach to Desire and Capitalism

This chapter explores Marx's concept of desire within the capitalist system, questioning whether his analysis adequately explains its structure. It also delves into the absence of individual subjectivity in Marx's work and the attempt to incorporate Freud's concept of the ego into his framework. The chapter discusses the influence of personal desires on Marx's theory and the reactions against Marxism by thinkers like Lyotard and Baudrillard.

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