Philosophy in Transit Event

Philosophy in Transit Event

Probably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek explores the concept of 'event', in the second in this new series of easily digestible philosophy What is really happening when something happens? In the second in a new series of accessible, commute-length books of original thought, Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek, one of the world's greatest living philosophers, examines the new and highly-contested concept of Event. 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 which stops at different definitions of Event, Å½iÅ¾ek 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. Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek is a Hegelian philosopher, Lacanian psychoanalyst, and Communist political activist. He is the author of numerous books on dialectical materialism, critique of ideology and art. His main work is Less Than Nothing, a study on the actuality of Hegelian dialectics.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer Penguin UK
Binding Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9781846146268
ReleaseDate 2014-02-25
UnitCount 1
Format International Edition
UPCs 783324886320
EANs 9781846146268

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Books Ltd
Manufacturer	Penguin UK
Binding	Mass Market Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9781846146268
ReleaseDate	2014-02-25
UnitCount	1
Format	International Edition
UPCs	783324886320
EANs	9781846146268

Philosophy in Transit Event

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