Psychoanalysis is less merciful than Christianity. Where God the Father forgives our ignorance, psychoanalysis holds out no such hope. Ignorance is not a sufficient ground for forgiveness since it masks enjoyment; an enjoyment which...

Mapping Ideology von Zizek, Slavoj

Since for Lacan psychoanalysis itself is a procedure of reading, each chapter uses a passage from Lacan as a tool to interpret another text from philosophy, art or popular ideology. von Zizek, Slavoj

The Pervert's Guide to Cinema von Zizek, Slavoj

Zizeks brillant und leidenschaftlich geschriebenes Buch stellt einen mitreißenden Durchgang durch die europäische Operngeschichte dar, deren Dreh- und Angelpunkt das Wagnersche Schaffen bildet. Durch ein hohes Maß an Assoziationen...

Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy what we have. Slavoj Zizek's guide to surplus (and why it's enjoyable) begins by...

The famous Slovene philosopher looks at how to end the crisis of capitalism and reimagine communism in this latest work. An incisive dissection of the world we inhabit, and the new order to come. 'Zizek leaves no social or cultural...

As an unprecedented pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its paradoxes and speculate on the profundity of its consequences? Written with...

Title continues, "Hitchcock". New edition, with a brand new essay. von Zizek, Slavoj

Slavoj ¿i¿ek is a Hegelian philosopher, Lacanian psychoanalyst, and political activist. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities and Eminent Scholar at Kyung-Hee University, Seoul. His previous books...

Zizek argues that the subversive core of the Christian legacy is much too precious to be left to the fundamentalists. He argues that the foundation of a politics of universal emancipation can be found in St Paul, finding an unlikely ally...

The leading philosopher of our time tackles the demise of liberalism, from the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown. von Zizek, Slavoj