Transcendental Subjectivity Part 2
Slavoj Žižek
Masterclass: Masterclass: Transcendental Subjectivity, Sexual Difference, Brain Sciences Part 2. The two classes will examine how Lacan’s teaching enables us to grasp sexual difference as the constitutive feature of transcendental subjectivity, plus how recent advances in brain sciences continue to rely on transcendental presuppositions. The question to be discussed is: how will the new results of brain sciences, as well as the digitalization of our lives, affect subjectivity, especially in i...
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Slavoj Žižek's masterclass explores complex topics including critiques of capitalism and socialism, political theory, subjectivity, ontology, and film analysis. He discusses the challenges of authentic socialist democracy, the paradoxes of capitalism's limits, sexual difference, and the role of ideology and representation. The lecture also touches on refugees, ecology, class struggle, and the interplay of subjectivity and reality through philosophical and cultural references.
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