Slavoj Žižek is less a philosopher than a phenomenon. The son of Slovenian Communists, and the representative on earth (so to speak) of the late French psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan, Žižek has been travelling the globe like an intellectual rock star for the past twenty years, gathering as he goes an immense fan club. He is outrageous, provocative and entertaining. He was, he tells us, tempted to suggest for the dust jacket of one of his books: “In his free time, Žižek likes to surf the internet for child pornography and teach his small son how to pull the legs off spiders”.
Eagleton: The phenomenal Slavoj Zizek
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April 30, 2008 at 5:41 pm
Hello, love the blog.
Did you catch Simon Critchley’s letter to Harper’s responding to <a href=”Žižek’s review of Infinitely Demanding“? I think it was called “Resistance is Utile” and seems relevant.
Best,
Zach