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In Defense of Lost Causes

by Slavoj Žižek
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Revolutionary terror as a path to emancipation.

"In Defense of Lost Causes" is a thought-provoking work that challenges prevalent liberal democratic ideologies, arguing for a reinvention of revolutionary terror and the dictatorship of the proletariat. Zizek examines the failures of past struggles for global emancipation and looks for the kernel of truth in totalitarian politics. He suggests that we must courageously accept the return to lost causes, even if doing so poses a risk of catastrophic disaster. This book is recommended for readers interested in radical political philosophy and the debate around universal values.

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In Defense of Lost Causes

by Slavoj Žižek
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ISBN: 9781844674299
Authors: Slavoj Žižek
Publisher: Verso
Date of Publication: 2009-10-19
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Politics, Philosophy, History, Sociology
Related Topics: History, Theory, Sociology, History, Theory, Politics, Politics, History
Goodreads rating: 3.86
(rated by 1105 readers)

Description

In this combative major new work, philosophical sharpshooter Slavoj Žižek looks for the kernel of truth in the totalitarian politics of the past.Examining Heidegger’s seduction by fascism and Foucault’s flirtation with the Iranian Revolution, he suggests that these were the ‘right steps in the wrong direction.’ On the revolutionary terror of Robespierre, Mao and the bolsheviks, Žižek argues that while these struggles ended in historic failure and horror, there was a valuable core of idealism lost beneath the bloodshed.A redemptive vision has been obscured by the soft, decentralized politics of the liberal-democratic consensus. Faced with the coming ecological crisis, Žižekk argues the case for revolutionary terror and the dictatorship of the proletariat. A return to past ideals is needed despite the risks. In the words of Samuel Beckett: ‘Try again. Fail again. Fail better.’
 

Revolutionary terror as a path to emancipation.

"In Defense of Lost Causes" is a thought-provoking work that challenges prevalent liberal democratic ideologies, arguing for a reinvention of revolutionary terror and the dictatorship of the proletariat. Zizek examines the failures of past struggles for global emancipation and looks for the kernel of truth in totalitarian politics. He suggests that we must courageously accept the return to lost causes, even if doing so poses a risk of catastrophic disaster. This book is recommended for readers interested in radical political philosophy and the debate around universal values.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.