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Jul 31, 2019 · Žižek argues that ideology is not only a conscious set of beliefs, but also a subconscious way of viewing the world that shapes our reality. He uses examples from Marx, Althusser, Lacan, and a John Carpenter movie to illustrate his point.
Slavoj Žižek is a Slovenian-born political philosopher and cultural critic. He was described by British literary theorist, Terry Eagleton, as the “most formidably brilliant” recent theorist to have emerged from Continental Europe. Žižek’s work is infamously idiosyncratic.
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, Canada,...
Žižek's Lacanian-informed theory of ideology is one of his major contributions to political theory; his first book in English, The Sublime Object of Ideology, and the documentary The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, in which he stars, are among the well-known places in which it is discussed.
Slavoj Žižek and the Critique of Ideology. ‘The stepping out of (what we experience as) ideology is the very form of our enslavement to it’. ‘Ideology has nothing to do with “illusion”, with a mistaken, distorted representation of its social content’.
Sep 30, 2023 · Žižek argues that ideology is not just a set of ideas or beliefs, but a fundamental feature of how we understand reality. He claims that ideology works by concealing the contradictions and conflicts that are inherent in society, and that it does so through the use of symbols and narratives that provide a sense of meaning and coherence.
The Sublime Object of Ideology. The influence of Hegel is apparent in Žižek’s first major work, Le Plus Sublime des Hystériques: Hegel Passe (1988; “The Most Sublime of Hysterics: Hegel Passes”), a revision of his second dissertation. German idealism was subsequently an abiding interest for him.
