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Slavoj Žižek on catastrophe, ecology, politics, sabotage, and a plea to the young.
Slavoj Žižek discusses free will, determinism, historicism, grief, fetishism, quantum physics, Heinrich Himmler, the Enlightenment, and much more.How can the...
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Oct 31, 2023 · Žižek, a Slovenian philosopher and cultural theorist, is known to many today for his 2019 debate with psychology professor and culture warrior Jordan Peterson. This debate, held in Toronto,...
Jun 27, 2018 · Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian philosopher, cultural critic, and Lacanian psychoanalyst. A prolific writer and lecturer, he is best known for his seemingly endless supply of brilliant and provocative insights into contemporary politics and culture.
May 12, 2023 · In fact Žižek in his late 40s holds that “the measure of ideologico-political ‘regression’ is the extent to which such propositions become acceptable in public discourse”. Would he therefore see his older self as a symptom of such regression?
Slavoj Žižek tackles the existential concerns of the youngsters! Žižek offers his unique perspective on the need for pessimism in theory and optimism in prac...
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A native and lifelong resident of Ljubljana, Slovenia, Slavoj Zizek (SLAH-voy ZHEE-zhek) was born on March 21, 1949, when the small Alpine capital was part of Communist Yugoslavia. An only child, he grew up in the household of professional parents.