Žižek on Nick Land, Jordan Peterson, Piers Morgan, Gabriel Rockhill, Sublime Object of Ideology ETC

Sep 2, 2024

In this captivating discussion, philosopher and cultural critic Žižek delves into the complexities of ideology and its impact on modern society. He critiques Nick Land's views on accelerationism, highlighting the importance of engaging deeply with philosophical texts. The conversation shifts to a call for a clearer understanding of democracy amidst its dilution in contemporary discourse. Žižek also champions the emergence of Theory Underground, encouraging listeners to actively participate in critical theory discussions. Expect thought-provoking insights and a fresh perspective on societal challenges.

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Žižek's Communist Conservative Mood

Žižek cultivates a 'communist conservative' stance, problematizing progress and emphasizing the tragic costs of revolution.
He anticipates new debates engaging Oriental spiritual depth contrasting his Eurocentric views.

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Theory Underground is a research, publishing, and lecture institute. TU exists to develop the concept of timenergy in the context of critical social theory (CST). CST is the umbrella over critical media theory (CMT), critical doxology and timenergy (CDT), critique of libidinal economy (CLE), critique of political economy (CPE), critique of gender and sex (CGS), and critique of psychiatry and therapism (CPT), critique of science and religion (CSR), and many more. To get basically situated in this field you will have to know a handful of important figures from a bunch of areas of the humanities and social sciences. That would be a lot of work for you if not for the fact that Dave, Ann, and Mikey are consolidating hundreds of thousands of hours of effort into a pirate TV-radio-press that goes on tours and throws conferences and shit like that… It’s a crazyfun experiment, and you can enjoy a ton of the content here for free.

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