Josef K. and the guilt. A reflection on the subject theory of Althusser

Authors

  • Roberto Israel Rodríguez Soriano Instituto de Educación Media Superior de la Ciudad de México Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos

Keywords:

Fault., Subject., Interpellation., Kafka., Althusser., Freud., Lacan.

Abstract

In this work was made an interpretation of the concept of The Fault, taking as an element of analysis the work of Franz Kafka The process. This interpretation is guided theoretically by the concept of the subject developed by Louis Althusser, which draws it on the Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalytic theory.
The fault is the psychic mechanism that demands the restitution of a broken order. Being subjective, the factual reality of the breach of order passes to a second therm. The essential reality of transgression is psychic, internal and personal. For this reason, the feeling of restitution of the broken order may or may not have to do with the factual breach or a norm, but that its reality does not depend on the last.
The Fault comes from the non-compliance of the Other´s ordinance which is the grea

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Published

2019-06-28

How to Cite

Rodríguez Soriano, R. I. (2019). Josef K. and the guilt. A reflection on the subject theory of Althusser. Sincronía, 23(76), 89–104. Retrieved from https://revistasincronia.cucsh.udg.mx/index.php/sincronia/article/view/589

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 76 (2019): July-December

Section

PHILOSOPHY

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