Zero Squared Podcast #95: Zizek and the Double Blackmail
Slavoj Žižek
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Jul 2, 202611 January 2017
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Slavoj Zizek is the guest on The Zero Squared Podcast hosted by Douglas Lain as they discuss the flak he’s received for a few of his Lacanian interventions into politics recently, Marx’s Labor Theory of Value, and his most current book Against the Double Blackmail. Original Post: http://zero-books.net/blogs/zero/zero-squared-95-zizek-and-the-double-blackmail/
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This transcript features a detailed conversation with Slavoj Žižek discussing contemporary political philosophy, Marxism, identity politics, and the challenges facing the left. Žižek critiques populism, political correctness, and the limitations of current leftist strategies, emphasizing the need for deeper economic analysis and international cooperation. The dialogue also explores cultural issues, refugee crises, and the evolving nature of capitalism and state power.
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