Book 91 - Slavoj Zizek "In Defense Of Lost Causes"

[jazzy_dave]

Slavoj Zizek "In Defense Of Lost Causes" (Verso)







Well. This is definitely something. A book that has taken me around a year to read, on and off.

Zizek is one of the more baffling modern philosophers I've read. It's tough to follow his mental gymnastics. I find myself agreeing totally with him, and then blanching at what he says next. Some of his topics are utterly bizarre and yet engaging.

Either way, it is one of the chunkier works Zizek has produced, but well worth the effort of reading it. A intense political exploration that stands against most of the values we hold so dear today via Kafka, Spielberg, Mel Gibson, Agamben, Laclau and Mouffe, Badiou, Lenin, Hitler, and Heidegger. Always thought provoking, always interesting, always alarming.

Zizek is hardly coherent. But he is confounding and challenging, and damn if he isn't interesting, though. So , in summation, a thumbs up, but prepared for some close reading.

Comments

[thespian15.livejournal.com]

WOW, that sounds like a tough read. :o
Hugs, Jon

[delphipsmith]

You are doing my incredibly bloated to-read list absolutely no good at all lol

Edit: Hang on a sec, did you put Mel Gibson in there just to see if anyone was paying attention?

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

Mel Gibson on page 37,38,39 and 40. And yes it was to make sure you were paying attention.