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In Defense of Lost Causes
Slavoj Zizek
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Description for In Defense of Lost Causes
Paperback. Acclaimed, adrenalin-fuelled manifesto for universal values by the renowned philosopher. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. Weight in Grams: 367.
In this combative major work, philosophical sharpshooter Slavoj Zizek looks for the kernel of truth in the totalitarian politics of the past. Examining Heidegger's seduction by fascism and Foucault's flirtation with the Iranian Revolution, he suggests that these were the 'right steps in the wrong direction.' On the revolutionary terror of Robespierre, Mao and the Bolsheviks, Zizek argues that while these struggles ended in historic failure and horror, there was a valuable core of idealism lost beneath the bloodshed. A redemptive vision has been obscured by the soft, decentralized politics of the liberal-democratic consensus. Faced with the coming ecological crisis, ... Read more
In this combative major work, philosophical sharpshooter Slavoj Zizek looks for the kernel of truth in the totalitarian politics of the past. Examining Heidegger's seduction by fascism and Foucault's flirtation with the Iranian Revolution, he suggests that these were the 'right steps in the wrong direction.' On the revolutionary terror of Robespierre, Mao and the Bolsheviks, Zizek argues that while these struggles ended in historic failure and horror, there was a valuable core of idealism lost beneath the bloodshed. A redemptive vision has been obscured by the soft, decentralized politics of the liberal-democratic consensus. Faced with the coming ecological crisis, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verso Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
544
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781786630797
SKU
V9781786630797
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About Slavoj Zizek
Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, and a sen-ior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include Living in the End Times, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, Less ... Read more
Reviews for In Defense of Lost Causes
The most dangerous philosopher in the West. - Adam Kirsch, The New Republic Addictively eclectic ... He contrives to leave the reader, as usual, both exhilarated and disoriented, standing in the middle of a scorched plain strewn with the rubble of smashed idols. - Steven Poole, Guardian A wealth of political and philosophical insight. - ... Read more