Žižek and Freedom (eBook)

Utopia and the Parallax View

Bradley Kaye (Autor)

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2023
VII, 201 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-031-42151-8 (ISBN)

Infos

This book is an exploration of Žižek's theory of freedom. By examining key passages in Žižek's work the aim is to provide a functional, serviceable philosophy of power and ideology and show how this philosophy of power relates to freedom. Although some, like Noam Chomsky, have criticized Žižek's work as having no guiding principles, it is suggested that this misses the fact that Žižek's philosophy utilizes a dialectical methodology that often appears contradictory. Though a highly astute reader with a background in the philosophical texts he frequently cites (the German Idealists, Freud, and modern philosophers), it becomes clear that there is a uniquely Zizekian philosophy that mobilizes a radical hermeneutics of freedom.

Bradley Kaye is Adjunct Professor at SUNY Fredonia's Socio-Justice Sciences Department, Fredonia, NY, USA.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.11.2023
• Zusatzinfo: VII, 201 p. 4 illus.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Schlagworte: freedom • Ideology • Lacan • Power • Slavoj Zizek
• ISBN-10: 3-031-42151-5 / 3031421515
• ISBN-13: 978-3-031-42151-8 / 9783031421518