Freud as Heidegger
September 8th, 2007, search relatedRelated posts :: “We Laughed when they blamed Martin Slybeggar” :: “We laughed when they blamed West” :: “We Laughed when they blamed Martin Slybeggar” :: self and other
I was reading a book on memory written by a multi-degreed, much
decorated neuro-scientist In the process of reviewing basic Freud in
order to plug the basic Freudian dynamics into his more biological
view of brain function, he comes out with the following:
“The connection between a slip of the tongue and its cause or between
a symptom and the underlying cognitive process is obscured by the
operation of defences –ubiquitous, dynamic, unconscious mental
processes–resulting in a CONSTANT STRUGGLE BETWEEN SELF REVEALING
AND SELF-PROTECTIVE MENTAL EVENTS.”
Aletheia as a “mental event.”? Why not? It reflects a long held, but
little expressed (at least overtly) view of mine that the mental
dynamics of my own neurotic self can be made relevant to my
understanding of the work of concealent/unconcealment in the process
of truth, if those dynamics are care-fully, carefully thought.
Regards,
Allen
