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.
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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Taal Engels ● Formaat PDF ● ISBN 9780745674520 ● Bestandsgrootte 2.8 MB ● Uitgeverij John Wiley & Sons ● Land GB ● Gepubliceerd 2013 ● Editie 1 ● Downloadbare 24 maanden ● Valuta EUR ● ID 2706036 ● Kopieerbeveiliging Adobe DRM
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