Avoid Your Symptom
An episode of the Žižek And So On podcast, hosted by …and so on., titled "Avoid Your Symptom" was published on August 27, 2020 and runs 60 minutes.
August 27, 2020 ·60m · Žižek And So On
Summary
This week, the fellas discuss two recent articles concerning the ongoing pandemic, “The Will Not to Know,” by Slavoj Zizek, and “Social Distancing and its Discontents,” by Matthew Flisfeder. Using the articles as a starting point, we talk: the idea of “protest,” neoliberal ideology, the disruption of the symbolic order, and how the virus compels us to enjoy in different ways. "The Will Not to Know,” by Slavoj Zizek https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/the... “Social Distancing and its Discontents,” by Matthew Flisfeder https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/soc... https://matthewflisfeder.com/ become a patron @ https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon
Episode Description
This week, the fellas discuss two recent articles concerning the ongoing pandemic, “The Will Not to Know,” by Slavoj Zizek, and “Social Distancing and its Discontents,” by Matthew Flisfeder. Using the articles as a starting point, we talk: the idea of “protest,” neoliberal ideology, the disruption of the symbolic order, and how the virus compels us to enjoy in different ways.
"The Will Not to Know,” by Slavoj Zizek
https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/the...
“Social Distancing and its Discontents,” by Matthew Flisfeder
https://thephilosophicalsalon.com/soc... https://matthewflisfeder.com/
become a patron @ https://www.patreon.com/zizekandsoon
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