Less than nothing - Slavoj Zizek

For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow ofHegel, an influence each new thinker struggles to escape. As a consequence,Hegel's absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy, obscuringthe fact that he is the defining philosopher of the historical transition tomodernity, a period with which our own times share startling similarities.

Today, as global capitalism comes apart at the seams, we are entering a newperiod of transition. In Less Than Nothing, the product of a career-long focus onthe part of its author, Slavoj ?i?ek argues it is imperative we not simply return toHegel but that we repeat and exceed his triumphs, overcoming his limitationsby being even more Hegelian than the master himself. Such an approach notonly enables ?i?ek to diagnose our present condition, but also to engage in acritical dialogue with key strands of contemporary thought-Heidegger, Badiou,speculative realism, quantum physics, and cognitive sciences. Modernity willbegin and end with Hegel.


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