Mad World: War, Movies, Sex by Slavoj ŽižekRequirements: .ePUB reader, 2.33 MBOverview: In a characteristically explosive barrage, Ljubljana’s most famous philosopher takes a passionate stance on the war in Ukraine, surveys the latest Hollywood blockbusters, and delivers detonations into a range of contemporary issues, from sexual politics in India to the prospects for a new […]
Freedom: A Disease Without Cure by Slavoj ŽižekRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1 mbOverview: We are all afraid that new dangers pose a threat to our hard-won freedoms, so what deserves attention is precisely the notion of freedom. The concept of freedom is deceptively simple. We think we understand it, but the moment we try and define […]
The Art of the Ridiculous Sublime: On David Lynch’s Lost Highway by Slavoj ZizekRequirements: .PDF reader, 3.07MBOverview: The Art of the Ridiculous Sublime is first of all the detailed reading of David Lynch’s Lost Highway, based on the premises of Lacanian psychoanalysis. Lynch’s unique universe of the ridiculous sublime is interpreted as a simultaneous playful […]
Žižek’s (Zizek’s) Jokes: Did You Hear the One about Hegel and Negation? by Slavoj Žižek (Zizek)Requirements: .ePUB reader, 217KBOverview: “A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.” — Ludwig WittgensteinThe good news is that this book offers an entertaining but enlightening compilation of Žižekisms. Unlike any other book by Slavoj […]
Heaven in Disorder by Slavoj ŽižekRequirements: .ePUB reader, 962 KBOverview: As we emerge (though perhaps only temporarily) from the pandemic, other crises move center stage: outrageous inequality, climate disaster, desperate refugees, mounting tensions of a new cold war. The abiding motif of our time is relentless chaos. Acknowledging the possibilities for new beginnings at such […]