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Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek is a globally renowned philosopher and cultural critic. He is the author of The Sublime Object of Ideology and is the International Director of Humanities at Birkbeck.
Slavoj Žižek is a globally renowned philosopher and cultural critic. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Philosophy. He is the author of several books, including The Sublime Object of Ideology, The Parallax View, Living in the End Times and Heaven in Disorder.
Žižek has collaborated with filmmaker Sophie Fiennes on films including The Pervert's Guide to Cinema and The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, in which his interest in topics such as Lacanian psychoanalysis, German idealism and Communism is explored through the lens of popular entertainment. His unique style of philosophy, which is often imbued with humour and political incorrectness, has gained him admirers and critics across the globe.
Slavoj Žižek is a globally renowned philosopher and cultural critic. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities at the University of London, visiting professor at New York University and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Philosophy. He is the author of several books, including The Sublime Object of Ideology, The Parallax View, Living in the End Times and Heaven in Disorder.
Žižek has collaborated with filmmaker Sophie Fiennes on films including The Pervert's Guide to Cinema and The Pervert's Guide to Ideology, in which his interest in topics such as Lacanian psychoanalysis, German idealism and Communism is explored through the lens of popular entertainment. His unique style of philosophy, which is often imbued with humour and political incorrectness, has gained him admirers and critics across the globe.
Slavoj Žižek Videos
Liberty and the Left
Does the left need to re-engage with freedom?
Quantum and the unknowable universe
Has quantum physics made the universe unknowable?
The life and philosophy of Slavoj Žižek
Celebrity philosopher reflects on his life's work
Humanity and the gods of nature
Is morality human?
The end of good and evil
Can humans ever be inherently good or evil?
Slavoj Žižek Articles
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Darkness, Authority and Dreams
Chomsky debates libertarians and future liberals
Why Marx was Right
Terry Eagleton on why we dismiss Marxism at our peril
The Left, the Right and the Righteous
Does the left still hold the higher moral ground?
The Myths of Meritocracy
Should we reward intelligence?
Clear Bright Future
How to be more than just a consumer
What's Wrong With the Left?
Peter Tatchell | Give up the myths, seek alliances
A Tribal World
Are communities dangerous or necessary?
The People's Champion
Is democracy incoherent?
Has Brexit Broken British Politics?
Britain in Uncharted Territory
Socialist Dreams
Is there a form of socialism that could work?
A World Without Borders
Should we get rid of nation states?
Reason, Rage and Revolution
Have tolerance and pluralism run their course?
The Swindle of the New
Are we enslaved by the promise of novelty?
There's No Such Thing As Free Speech
Stanley Fish | There is always a limit to speech
Everywhere, Somewhere and Nowhere
David Goodhart: anywheres vs somewheres
Strange Affects and Collective Emotions
How do collective and individual emotions compare?
How To Be Idle
Tom Hodgkinson | The case against efficiency
The Darkest Dictator: Orwell vs Huxley
Should we fear complacency as much as oppression?
The End of Left and Right
Blurring the line between Liberal and Conservative
Politics and Post-Truth
Is a politics of emotion bad?
Capitalism and Anarchy
Is it time to move on from capitalism?
The Right to be Offended
Should we seek to eradicate offence?
The Arc of Life: Tariq Ali
The activist and writer on his life and ideas
Lies, Lies, Lies
Is political truth attainable?
Elites in the Dock
Are elites necessarily a bad thing?
The Rise and Fall of Democracy
Is democracy just a blip in world history?
The Net Delusion
After Identity Politics
Mark Lilla | What is the future of the liberal?
On the Side of the Angels
Can politicians be moral?
The Will of the People
Is populism to be celebrated or feared?
Diversity and Difference
In defence of multiculturalism
Ideology and the East
We overstate the importance of religion in terrorist acts.
My Body, My Choice
Euthanasia, freedom and the law
The Hubris Syndrome
An Age of Tragedy?
Stories of Life and Law
When a lawyer represents those in the wrong
Being Free and Making Choices
Is our freedom an illusion?
Je Suis Charlie?
Is our belief in freedom a fantasy?
Terrorism and the Truth
Is the threat real?
Vive la Revolution
Liberty, equality and fraternity today
Revolution in Rojava
An experiment in direct democracy | Elif Sarican
Killing the King
Do we demand the impossible from our leaders?
A New Sort of Socialism | Leo Panitch
Leo Panitch | What is the 21st century left?
Democracy, Freedom and Choice
Does the state save us from ourselves?
An Age of Transparency
Does WikiLeaks represent democracy?
A New Socialism
Where will millenials take Marxism?
Democracy in Crisis
Should we give more or less power to experts?
Britain in Uncharted Territory
The uncertain future of UK politics
The Future of the Left
How to Defeat Conservative Ideas
Democracy and the Digital Revolution
Chi Onwurah | How can technology help democracy?
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How education embedded inequality
How liberals left liberty behind
We can’t tame big tech
The legacy of Charles Mills
Can the state know what's best?
Why taking offence is good
The power of utopia
The power of apocalypse
The future of male identity
Buy stuff, end capitalism?
Defending freedom will be the downfall of the US
We shouldn't fear genetic differences
In defence of hierarchy
The family's threat to justice
The dangers of Davos and the global social contract
Democracy and the polarization trap
The political power of your body
The Ethics of Online Communication
Beyond envy's dark side
Ukraine alone won't save democracy
The most important book Marx never wrote
We must imitate Zelensky, not just admire him
Political labels are a farce
The philosophers behind Putin
Ukraine is not about territory, it's about identity
Liberal democracies can't solve climate change
How Macron polarized politics, and won
Prosecuting war crimes is not the answer
Fundamental rights and the limits of democracy
Musk's town square will be chaos