![]() We welcome discussions of Žižek's work (writing and speeches) as well as discussions of how other thinkers fit or conflict with Žižek. My Lacanian friends are telling me that the authors must have read Lacan. Love him or hate him, advancing the cutting edge of continental philosophy requires addressing him. Blending Lacan with Hegel and Marx (among others), he has developed a unique perspective, breathing fresh air into old debates while bristling just about everyone. Žižek has emerged as one of the most public, prolific, and controversial philosophers of the 21st Century. ![]() His numerous books, translated into more than 30. Come here to discuss and debate the Giant of Ljubljana, Slavoj Žižek. Slavoj Zizek philosopher and psychoanalyst, heads the International Center of Humanities at Birkbeck College. ![]()
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