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An Afternoon with Slavoj Zizek -- Hegel

Why Theory

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I Don't Need to Worry About Anything, Right?

"I think the problem is that the encounter that Truman has is actually that he's not free. Do I agree? He does not have the encounter that he is." "It seems to me right in line with Hegel's notion of freedom, that freedom is being yourself, being at home with yourself in absolute otherness," says Avatar writer-director Daniel Treisman. "'Freedom from worry' isn't just saying you don't have to worry about anything... It's more complex than just say you don't need to worry", adds Treisman. 'To be alone and to realize your freedom in a social time ... Not to be in the social tie and to realize it' -- Treisman

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