Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Dominik Finkelde (ed.) is Professor of Epistemology and Contemporary Philosophy at the Munich School of Philosophy, Germany. He is the author and editor of many books on German Idealism and thinkers such as Kant, Benjamin, Lacan, Badiou and Žižek including Parallax: The Dialectics of Mind and World, ed. with C. Menke and S. Žižek (Bloomsbury, 2021). Todd McGowan (ed.) is Professor of Theory and Film at the University of Vermont, USA. He is the author of many books on politics, film and contemporary theory including Universality and Identity Politics (2020). Slavoj Žižek (author) is a Slovenian philosopher holding Professorships across the world. He is one of the most prominent, popular and controversial philosophers working today.The contributors to this book let the ancient Socratic utopia of philosophical conversation become real: helping the unborn thoughts of the other to be born. The special twist here is the fact that this 'maieutic' service is mutual: As a most rare chance, the commentators get responses to their responses by the most inspiring philosopher of our time.
Robert Pfaller, Professor of Philosophy, University of Art and Industrial Design, Linz, Austria
In <i>Žižek Responds!</i>, some of his most perceptive interlocutors engage his thought on topics including German Idealism, speculative realism, psychoanalysis, dialectical materialism, subjectivity, and the contemporary possibilities of political transformation. Uniformly illuminating, both the essays and Žižek’s own responses elicit the continued dynamism and deep relevance of his ever-expanding <i>oeuvre</i>.
Paul M. Livingston, Professor of Philosophy, University of New Mexico, USA
Žižek responds to his interlocutors in much the same way that a bridge player responds to their partner’s opening bid. It doesn’t matter who ends up being the dummy, as long as they succeed in defeating their common enemy.
Andrew Cutrofello, Professor of Philosophy, Loyola University Chicago, USA