3min chapter

Žižek And So On cover image

Lacanian Ethics

Žižek And So On

CHAPTER

The Difference Between Drive and Desire

Buddhism is caught kind of radically between a minimalist and a maximalist ethics, where on the one hand, it's about changing your perspective on reality. And also this kind of, like what you're saying with the Bodhisattva, a radical change in reality that you want to bring others into this into Nirvana, basically. So he brings drive into it. The point of the drive is the continuation of the drive itself, not its specific contents. Right? Because Nirvana is like a weird kind of side of impossibility, which is prohibited by your selfishness.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode