Philosophy For Our Times

ŽIŽEK on surplus happiness | The false joy of excess

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Jul 25, 2024
Slavoj Žižek questions pursuit of happiness, explores surplus enjoyment. Examines pleasure, renunciation, power dynamics in sexuality. Discusses sacrificing decency for greater good. Explores false joy, desire complexities, love ethics. Contrasts Buddhist, psychoanalytic views on love, promotes ethics of exception.
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