Zizek: A Critical Introduction

ISBN: 978-0-7456-2207-1

Hardcover

208 pages

April 2003, Polity

Other Available Formats: Paperback

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The powerful and explosive writings of Zizek, the most significant interdisciplinary thinker of modern times, are here presented and evaluated for the first time.
Žižek’s thought revolves around ‘the real’, an elusive concept in Lacanian psychoanalysis; he refines and tests this concept against key philosophical thinkers from Descartes to Derrida, especially Hegel.
Kay outlines the development of Zizek's thought, and explains his key premises, themes, and terms.
Kay goes on to demonstrate that the decisive orientation of Žižek’s thought is ultimately political - he uses psychoanalysis and philosophy not just to understand the world, but also in order to change it.