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Apr 2, 2017 · Zizek is interested in Badiou’s ‘politics of truth’ or ‘theory of subjectivity as fidelity to the Truth-Event’. This theory is given full expression in Badiou’s reading of St Paul, but Zizek also gives minor examples from moments of unexpected and unpredictable political change.
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.
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.
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,...
Sep 25, 2019 · A comprehensive and systematic introduction to Žižek’s work for religious studies scholars that examines theological motif and themes in Žižek’s philosophical thought, psychoanalytic theory, and politics.
Slavoj Žižek (born March 21, 1949, Ljubljana, Yugoslavia [now in Slovenia]) is a Slovene philosopher and cultural theorist whose works address themes in psychoanalysis, politics, and popular culture.
Jun 27, 2018 · The Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek is famous for his provocative takes, but how should we understand his basic ideas?
