Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Zizek

Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Zizek

For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow of Hegel, whose influence each new thinker tries in vain to escape: whether in the name of the pre-rational Will, the social process of production, or the contingency of individual existence. Hegel's absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy, obscuring the fact that he is the dominant philosopher of the epochal historical transition to modernity; a period with which our own time shares startling similarities. Today, as global capitalism comes apart at the seams, we are entering a new transition. In Less Than Nothing, the pinnacle publication of a distinguished career, Slavoj Zizek argues that it is imperative that we not simply return to Hegel but that we repeat and exceed his triumphs, overcoming his limitations by being even more Hegelian than the master himself. Such an approach not only enables Zizek to diagnose our present condition, but also to engage in a critical dialogue with the key strands of contemporary thought-Heidegger, Badiou, speculative realism, quantum physics and cognitive sciences. Modernity will begin and end with Hegel.

A lucid rendering of modern society's debt to Hegel* Publisher's Weekly *
The publication of Less Than Nothing is a major event in contemporary philosophy. -- Don Antenen * Hey, Small Press *
Less than Nothing is a master work that is eminently readable ... the book is raw with vital force, surplus even, and Zizek goes at it with a death drive all his own. * Rain Taxi Review of Books *

Slavoj Zizek is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College, University of London, and a sen-ior researcher at the Institute of Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include Living in the End Times, First as Tragedy, Then as Farce, Less Than Nothing, six volumes of the Essential Zizek, and many more.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781844678976
ISBN 10	1844678970
Title	Less Than Nothing
Author	Slavoj Zizek
Condition	Unavailable
Publisher	Verso Books
Year published	2012-05-22
Number of pages	1056
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
Note	Unavailable