The concept of disparity has long been a topic of obsession and argument for philosophers but Slavoj ¿i¿ek would argue that what disparity and negativity could mean, might mean and should mean for us and our lives has never been more hotly debated. <i>Disparities</i> explores contemporary ''negative'' philosophies from Catherine Malabou''s plasticity, Julia Kristeva''s abjection and Robert Pippin''s self-consciousness to the God of negative theology, new realisms and post-humanism and draws a radical line under them. Instead of establishing a dialogue with these other ideas of disparity, Slavoj ¿i¿ek wants to establish a definite departure, a totally different idea of disparity based on an imaginative dialectical materialism. This notion of rupturing what has gone before is based on a provocative reading of how philosophers can, if they''re honest, engage with each other. Slavoj ¿i¿ek borrows Alain Badiou''s notion that a true idea is the one that divides. Radically departing from prev
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¿We are all afraid that new dangers pose a threat to our hard-won freedoms, so what deserves attention is precisely the notion of freedom.¿ The concept of freedom is deceptively simple - we think we understand it, but the moment we try and define it...
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In the most rigorous articulation of his philosophical system to date, Slavoj ¿i¿ek provides nothing short of a new definition of dialectical materialism.In forging this new materialism, ¿i¿ek critiques and challenges not only the work of Alain Badiou,...
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