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Surplus-Enjoyment
A Guide For The Non-Perplexed
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Contemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more; there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy what we have.
Slavoj Žižek’s guide to surplus (and why it’s enjoyable) begins by arguing that what is surplus to our needs is by its very nature unsubstantial and unnecessary. But, perversely, without this surplus, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy what is substantial and necessary. Indeed, without the surplus, we wouldn’t be able to identify what was the perfect amount.
Is there any escape from the vicious cycle of surplus enjoyment, or are we forever doomed to simply want more? Engaging with everything from The Joker film to pop songs, and Thomas Aquinas to the history of pandemics, Žižek argues that recognising the society of enjoyment we live in for what it is can provide an explanation for the political impasses in which we find ourselves today. And if we begin, even a little bit, to recognise that the nuggets of ‘enjoyment’ we find in excess are as flimsy and futile, might we find a way out?
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Žižek's Surplus-Enjoyment is praised for its lively and engaging writing style, offering sharp critiques and unexpected enthusiasms, such as analyses of Shostakovich and the film Joker. The book addresses urgent contemporary issues, advocating for global solidarity and egalitarianism, presenting Žižek as a refreshing voice for those seeking radical perspectives to counter social disintegration.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781350226258
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 11 August 2022
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 132.0mm
Height: 202.0mm
Weight: 527g
Pages: 400
About the Author
Slavoj Žižek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is International Director at the Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK, Visiting Professor at the New York University, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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