In this new book, Slavoj Zizek and Glyn Daly engage in a
series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the
originality of Zizek’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.
* Zizek is a Slovenian sociologist who trained as a
Lacanian and uses Lacan to analyse popular culture and
politics.
* Illustrates the originality of Zizek’s thinking
on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber
culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
* Provides a unique glimpse of Zizek’s humour and
character and offers new material and fresh perspectives which will
be of interest to followers of Zizek’s
writings.
Inhoudsopgave
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
Over de auteur
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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