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ŽIŽEK on surplus happiness | The false joy of excess
Manage episode 430734369 series 1259856
Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, but there is never enough...
Is the pursuit of happiness a terrible mistake?
Join firebrand philosopher, Slavoj Žižek, as he argues the joys of excess are flimsy and futile and asks whether we can ever find a way out. Slavoj Žižek is a world-renowned philosopher, cultural critic and public intellectual. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Philosophy.
Minor content warning: mentions of violence
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446 Episoden
Manage episode 430734369 series 1259856
Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, but there is never enough...
Is the pursuit of happiness a terrible mistake?
Join firebrand philosopher, Slavoj Žižek, as he argues the joys of excess are flimsy and futile and asks whether we can ever find a way out. Slavoj Žižek is a world-renowned philosopher, cultural critic and public intellectual. He is international director of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities and a senior researcher at the University of Ljubljana's Department of Philosophy.
Minor content warning: mentions of violence
There are thousands of big ideas to discover at IAI.tv – videos, articles, and courses waiting for you to explore. Find out more: https://iai.tv/
You can find everything we referenced here: https://linktr.ee/philosophyforourtimes
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
446 Episoden
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