In the Object-Oriented Ontology (OOO) of Harman and his colleagues, the human subject is redefined according to the pressures of a “flat ontology” that treats all objects equally. In opposition to OOO, Žižek upholds the pivotal role of the subject as theorized in the tradition of the German philosophers Immanuel Kant, G.W. Hegel and F.W.J.

Lecture 5 of the "Exploring Dimensions of Consciousness" series. Recorded in 1958 at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.

From the "Esoteric, Metaphysical" collection. Recorded at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.

From the "Bible and Christianity" collection. Recorded at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.

From the "Art and Aesthetics" collection. Recorded at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.