Slavoj Žižek delves into the troubling nature of enjoyment and excess.
Is the pursuit of happiness a terrible mistake?
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Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, but there is never enough. Join firebrand philosopher, Slavoj Žižek, as he argues against the joys of excess and asks whether we can ever find a way out.”The Most Dangerous Philosopher in the West” – Vice
#zizek #lacan #happiness
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.
00:00 Introduction
02:10 Why can we only enjoy pleasure through pain?
03:28 Lacan’s conception of surplus enjoyment
04:48 Judith Butler
05:44 Goebbels’ speech
06:15 “Now comes my trick”
07:15 The sad conclusion
09:26 Stalinist collectivisation
10:14 The alt-right
11:52 Steve Bannon
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