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Event: A Philosophical Journey Through A Concept

By Slavoj Žižek

Book information

Publisher
Melville House
Year
2014
ISBN
1612194117, 9781612194110
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2128229 bytes)
Pages
192\0
Time added
2014-09-30 00:02:28

Description

Probably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj Žižek explores the meaning of events in this short and digestible book An event can be an occurrence that shatters ordinary life, a radical political rupture, a transformation of reality, a religious belief, the rise of a new art form, or an intense experience such as falling in love. Taking us on a trip that stops at different definitions of event, Žižek addresses fundamental questions such as: are all things connected? How much are we agents of our own fates? Which conditions must be met for us to perceive something as really existing? In a world that’s constantly changing, is anything new really happening? Drawing on references from Plato to arthouse cinema, the Big Bang to Buddhism, Event is a journey into philosophy at its most exciting and elementary.

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