Event: A Philosophical Journey Through a Concept - Softcover

Eziezek, Slavoj

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1612194117 ISBN 13: 9781612194110

Verlag: MELVILLE HOUSE PUB, 2014

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Críticas:

"'The biggest event of the year!' 'Don't miss this event!' There is a part of all of us that perks up at the mention of an 'event.' I am very curious about the philosophical analysis of events (what is an event, really?) and their role in our modern lives, and I can't wait to dive into this quick read."
--Barnes & Noble Book Blog

"The giant of Ljubljana provides the best intellectual high since Anti-Oedipus."
--The Village Voice

"The most formidably brilliant exponent of psychoanalysis, indeed of cultural theory in general, to have emerged in many decades."
--Terry Eagleton

"Unafraid of confrontation and with a near limitless grasp of pop symbolism."
--The Times

"Žižek is a thinker who regards nothing as outside his field: the result is deeply interesting and provocative."
--Guardian

"Žižek leaves no social or cultural phenomenon untheorized, and is master of the counterintuitive observation."
--The New Yorker

Reseña del editor:

Probably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj i ek explores the meaning of events in this short and digestible book

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 that stops at different definitions of event, i ek 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.

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• Verlag: MELVILLE HOUSE PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1612194117
• ISBN 13: 9781612194110
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 182