In Defense of Lost Causes - Couverture souple

Zizek, Slavoj

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1844674290 ISBN 13 : 9781844674299

Editeur : Verso Books, 2009

Synopsis

Book by Zizek Slavoj

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In this combative major new work, philosophical sharpshooter Slavoj Žižek looks for the kernel of truth in the totalitarian politics of the past.

Examining Heidegger’s seduction by fascism and Foucault’s flirtation with the Iranian Revolution, he suggests that these were the ‘right steps in the wrong direction.’ On the revolutionary terror of Robespierre, Mao and the bolsheviks, Žižek argues that while these struggles ended in historic failure and horror, there was a valuable core of idealism lost beneath the bloodshed.

A redemptive vision has been obscured by the soft, decentralized politics of the liberal-democratic consensus. Faced with the coming ecological crisis, Žižekk argues the case for revolutionary terror and the dictatorship of the proletariat. A return to past ideals is needed despite the risks. In the words of Samuel Beckett: ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’

Revue de presse :

“The most dangerous philosopher in the West.”—Adam Kirsch, The New Republic

“Addictively eclectic ... He contrives to leave the reader, as usual, both exhilarated and disoriented, standing in the middle of a scorched plain strewn with the rubble of smashed idols.”—Steven Poole, The Guardian

“A wealth of political and philosophical insight.”—Terry Eagleton, The Times Literary Supplement

“A monument to imaginative, risk-taking and rigorous scholarship.”—Times Higher Education Supplement

“Exhilarating, inspiring, thought-provoking.”—David Schneider, Prospect

“Outrageous, provocative and entertaining.”—Terry Eagleton

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Verso Books
• Date d'édition: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1844674290
• ISBN 13: 9781844674299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 530