

Zizek Interview PART 1: Freedom a Disease Without a Cure
11 snips Oct 4, 2023
Slavoj Žižek, philosopher and author of Freedom: A Disease Without A Cure, discusses fascinating topics such as the fetishization of knowledge, understanding the implications of speech and subjective engagement, issues with diversity and inclusion, societal perception of madness, knowing the future and the paradox of free choice, and interpreting historical events.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Fetishization of Knowledge and Inaction
02:12 • 4min
Understanding the Implications of Speech and Subjective Engagement
06:10 • 4min
Issues with Diversity and Inclusion and the Undermining of Messages
09:54 • 4min
The Relationship Between Societal Perception of Madness and the Notion of Freedom
14:09 • 22min
Knowing the Future and the Paradox of Free Choice
36:04 • 10min
Changing the Past and Interpreting Historical Events
46:28 • 8min