Slavoj Žižek on Coronavirus: “Communism or barbarism, it’s that simple” – Video
In his most recent conversation with Renata Ávila from DiEM25 TV, Žižek talks about the Coronavirus pandemic.…
Will coronavirus be the turning point for globalisation?
There is a widespread belief that nothing will ever be the same after the coronavirus pandemic, with society, the role of government and the economy changing forever.…
Philosopher in Italian coronavirus lockdown on how to think positively about isolation
There are worries with taking a broader perspective though. One is that it may ignore individuals. Some environmentalists claim to dislike humans from the perspective of the whole planet and the damage…
Karl Marx and the Philosophical Criticism Today
The work of the philosopher Karl Marx has been inscribed in universal History due to his radical criticism of 19th-century capitalist society and ideology. …
Dachau, Nazi concentration camps, and the problem of meaning
In the experience of dialogue, the other is no longer a piece of my field of action, nor am I for him: we are collaborators for each other in a reciprocal relationship,…
Manifesto for Public Philosophy
To speak bluntly: the world is in crisis. It’s war, the soul of humanity is at stake, and the discipline that has been in isolation training for 2000 years for this very…
Reading Jordan B. Peterson: on Marxism and Postmodernism
The Debate This Good Friday, April 19, Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychologist and YouTube celebrity met Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian philosopher, Marxist and “Fighting Atheist” in Toronto Sony Center to argue, what would…
When Zombies are real. Thinking About The Death Of The Other
The Other can be a friend, an enemy or anyone. However, his death affects us in our deepest essence. We are constituted by his death as much as we are bound to…
Jordan Peterson announces possible debate with Slavoj Žižek
Already in the past there had been speculation about a possible encounter. However, it is only now that the news seems more credible.…
Friedrich Nietzsche’s Philosophy: Life, Works, and the Legacy of the Superman
The gesture with which Friedrich Nietzsche faced the ideals and the interpretive universe of Western culture, makes him one of the recurrent references in twentieth century’s philosophy.…