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Žižek Responds!

Dominik Finkelde editor Professor Todd McGowan editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:23rd Feb '23

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One of the most popular and controversial philosophers in the world, Slavoj Žižek, responds to critics of his work with explanations, elaborations and changes in his thinking.

Responses to the Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek have been, like Žižek himself, extreme. Critics have accused him of charlatanism on the one hand, while others have lauded his genius, especially as a public intellectual, on the other. This makes it difficult to find any kind of nuanced or interesting critical appraisal of his work. At its best Žižek's work provides a new foundation of dialectical philosophy, beyond the glitz of stardom or oversimplified sinister disdain. ŽižekResponds! combines philosophers and theorists engaging with Žižek's philosophy in order to explore its unnoticed implications, its conceptual problems, or its unrealized potential. With detailed and lively responses from Žižek himself, this book offers an unique insight into how this thinker might explain, clarify and hone some of his most controversial and misunderstood ideas. At once an introduction to Žižek's most important concepts and a rare and novel insight into his thoughts on the criticisms of his work, this is indispensible reading for both Žižekians and their critics.

The contributors to this book let the ancient Socratic utopia of philosophical conversation become real: helping the unborn thoughts of the other to be born. The special twist here is the fact that this 'maieutic' service is mutual: As a most rare chance, the commentators get responses to their responses by the most inspiring philosopher of our time. * Robert Pfaller, Professor of Philosophy, University of Art and Industrial Design, Linz, Austria *
In Žižek Responds!, some of his most perceptive interlocutors engage his thought on topics including German Idealism, speculative realism, psychoanalysis, dialectical materialism, subjectivity, and the contemporary possibilities of political transformation. Uniformly illuminating, both the essays and Žižek’s own responses elicit the continued dynamism and deep relevance of his ever-expanding oeuvre. * Paul M. Livingston, Professor of Philosophy, University of New Mexico, USA *
Žižek responds to his interlocutors in much the same way that a bridge player responds to their partner’s opening bid. It doesn’t matter who ends up being the dummy, as long as they succeed in defeating their common enemy. * Andrew Cutrofello, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, USA *

ISBN: 9781350328921

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352 pages