Modalities of the Absolute
Slavoj Žižek
Jonathan
Jul 2, 20265 November 2018
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Part 1 of the masterclass: Sex and the Failed Absolute Is it possible for us, finite and mortal humans, to achieve some kind of contact with the Absolute? As far as I know the second session was not recorded. Please mail me if you know more!
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The transcript is a complex, philosophical lecture exploring themes of abstraction, subjectivity, capitalism, and identity politics through references to thinkers like Hegel, Marx, Lacan, and Judith Butler. It discusses the paradoxes of modern capitalism, the nature of subjectivity and identity, and the role of abstraction in literature, particularly Beckett's work. The speaker also addresses psychoanalysis, political theory, and the fragility of reality and the real.
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