In this new book, Slavoj Žižek and Glyn Daly engage in a series of entertaining conversations which illustrate the originality of Žižek’s thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multiculturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
- An excellent introduction to one of the most engaging and controversial cultural theorists writing today.
- Žižek is a Slovenian sociologist who trained as a Lacanian and uses Lacan to analyse popular culture and politics.
- Illustrates the originality of Žižek’s thinking on psychoanalysis, philosophy, multi-culturalism, popular/cyber culture, totalitarianism, ethics and politics.
- Provides a unique glimpse of Žižek’s humour and character and offers new material and fresh perspectives which will be of interest to followers of Žižek’s writings.
Introduction.
1. Contexts and horizons: Opening the Space of Philosophy.
2. The Madness of Reason: Encounters of the Real Kind.
3. Subject of Modernity: Virtuality and the Fragility of the Real.
4. Tolerance and the Intolerable: Enjoyment, Ethics and Event.
5. Miracles do happen: Globalization(s) and Politics
