The chapter explores the connection between how society views madness and the idea of freedom. The speakers discuss the inherent ambiguity and contradictions of freedom, arguing that rules and constraints actually contribute to creating space for freedom. They delve into various interpretations of freedom, historical movements, and the complexity surrounding the concept.
Žižek & So On Podcast
Today we’re speaking with Slavoj Žižek for PART ONE of the official book launch with Bloomsbury Publishing of Žižek’s latest book Freedom: A Disease Without A Cure.
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On this episode, we’re talking freedom, knowledge as a fetish, global warming, why the struggle for freedom is always the struggle for what freedom means, Jean Paul Sartre, Wittgenstein, Foucault, Kant and Hegel, contingency and necessity, and the strange temporality of freedom.
We’re also about to start our READING GROUP on Freedom: A Disease Without A Cure in our Discord which you can sign up for through our Patreon!
Thanks to Bloomsbury and all our Patreons, next up we’re speaking with Alenka Zupančič.
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Enjoy!