In this new book, Slavoj Žižek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the originality of Žižek’s thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multiculturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
- An excellent introduction to one of the most engaging and controversial cultural theorists writing today.
- Žižek is a Slovenian sociologist who trained as a Lacanian and uses Lacan to analyse popular culture and politics.
- Illustrates the originality of Žižek’s thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
- Provides a unique glimpse of Žižek’s humour and character and offers new material and fresh perspectives which will be of interest to followers of Žižek’s writings.
Tabella dei contenuti
Introduction.
1. Contexts and horizons: Opening the Space of Philosophy.
2. The Madness of Reason: Encounters of the Real Kind.
3. Subject of Modernity: Virtuality and the Fragility of the Real.
4. Tolerance and the Intolerable: Enjoyment, Ethics and Event.
5. Miracles do happen: Globalization(s) and Politics
Circa l’autore
Slavoj Zizek is Professor of Sociology at the Institute for Sociology at Ljubljana University, Slovenia.
Glyn Daly is at University College, Northampton.
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Lingua Inglese ● Formato PDF ● ISBN 9780745674520 ● Dimensione 2.8 MB ● Casa editrice John Wiley & Sons ● Paese GB ● Pubblicato 2013 ● Edizione 1 ● Scaricabile 24 mesi ● Moneta EUR ● ID 2706036 ● Protezione dalla copia Adobe DRM
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