Žižek's Ontology w/ Adrian Johnston
An episode of the Žižek And So On podcast, hosted by …and so on., titled "Žižek's Ontology w/ Adrian Johnston" was published on July 12, 2023 and runs 55 minutes.
July 12, 2023 ·55m · Žižek And So On
Summary
It’s summer and the fellas are back! Today we're talking with Adrian Johnston, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico. In this first part of a series we’re talking the philosophical foundations of Žižek’s work, the equivalence between negativity and Death Drive at the core of Žižek’s theory of subjectivity, Transcendental Materialism, and Johnston’s efforts toward changing the reception of Žižek’s work. Adrian has published and co-edited a number of books notably his essential trio on Slavoj Žižek in “Žižek’s Ontology”, “Badiou, Žižek, and Political Transformations: The Cadence of Change”, and “A New German Idealism” and his groundbreaking work in the Prolegomena series and soon to be published "Infinite Greed: Money, Marxism, Psychoanalysis". To LISTEN to PART TWO of our interview head to our PATREON where you can gain access to all of our previous episodes, interviews, courses, and the Discord community and our Reading Groups. Enjoy! zizekandsoon.com
Episode Description
It’s summer and the fellas are back! Today we're talking with Adrian Johnston, Distinguished Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico.
In this first part of a series we’re talking the philosophical foundations of Žižek’s work, the equivalence between negativity and Death Drive at the core of Žižek’s theory of subjectivity, Transcendental Materialism, and Johnston’s efforts toward changing the reception of Žižek’s work.
Adrian has published and co-edited a number of books notably his essential trio on Slavoj Žižek in “Žižek’s Ontology”, “Badiou, Žižek, and Political Transformations: The Cadence of Change”, and “A New German Idealism” and his groundbreaking work in the Prolegomena series and soon to be published "Infinite Greed: Money, Marxism, Psychoanalysis".
To LISTEN to PART TWO of our interview head to our PATREON where you can gain access to all of our previous episodes, interviews, courses, and the Discord community and our Reading Groups.
Enjoy!
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