Zizek Now Khader Paperback Polity Press 9780745653716

Zizek NowCurrent Perspectives in Zizek Studies\nAuthor(s): Jamil Khader, Molly Anne Rothenberg\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9780745653716, 978-0745653716\nSynopsis\nArguably the most prolific and most widely read philosopher of our time, Slavoj?i?ekhas made indelible interventions into many disciplines of the so-called human sciences that have transformed the terms of discussion in these fields. Although his work has been the subject of many volumes of searching criticism and commentary, there is no assessment to date of the value of his work for the development of these disciplines.?i?ekNowbrings together distinguished critics to explore the utility and far-ranging implications of?i?ek's thought and provide an evaluation of the difference his work makes or promises to make in their chosen fields. As such, the volume offers chapters on quantum physics and?i?ek's transcendentalist materialist theory of the subj.