Freedom

A Disease Without Cure

Slavoj Žižek

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Bloomsbury
02 November 2023

Philosophy; Social & political philosophy; Theology; Psychological theory & schools of thought

We are all afraid that new dangers pose a threat to our hard-won freedoms, so what deserves attention is precisely the notion of freedom.

The concept of freedom is deceptively simple. We think we understand it, but the moment we try and define it we encounter contradictions. In this new philosophical exploration, Slavoj Žižek argues that the experience of true, radical freedom is transient and fragile. Countering the idea of libertarian individualism, Žižek draws on philosophers Hegel, Kierkegaard and Heidegger, as well as the work of Kandinsky and Agatha Christie to examine the many facets of freedom and what we can learn from each of them.

Today, with the latest advances in digital control, our social activity can be controlled and regulated to such a degree that the liberal notion of a free individual becomes obsolete and even meaningless. How will we be obliged to reinvent (or limit) the contours of our freedom?

Tracing its connection to everything from capitalism and war to the state and environmental breakdown, Žižek takes us on an illuminating and entertaining journey that shows how a deeper understanding of freedom can offer hope in dark times.

By: Slavoj Žižek
Imprint: Bloomsbury
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: Hardback
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781350357129
ISBN 10: 135035712X
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 02 November 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Slavoj Žižek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is International Director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, University of London, UK; Global Distinguished Professor of German at New York University, USA; Professor of Philosophy at The European Graduate School / EGS, Switzerland; and Senior Researcher in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Reviews for Freedom: A Disease Without Cure

"""Zizek is at heart really a close reader and a seriously inventive one."" --The Spectator ""Master of the counterintuitive observation."" --The New Yorker"