Zizek & Interpassivity w/ Robert Pfaller
Žižek And So On
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The Importance of Sacred Objects
For example, to some people it is sacred that they watch their football game or being set away after all. For other people it is Sacred that at some point they drink a glass of wine for example but they have to finish their manuscript. Also a ritual of transition stopped at some work and now they begin something else. And this has to be celebrated and marked in time with a glass of Wine. This is exactly what is the difference between profane objects and sacred objects. In normal conditions it is forbidden ugly against good taste, transgressive, disgusting whatever,. But under certain conditions the conditions of celebration it becomes sublime, the greatest pleasure all.
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