{"product_id":"eventisbn-9781612194110","title":"Event","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of the most famous living philosophers provides a philosophical analysis of the meaning of events in this “deeply interesting and provocative” book (\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An event can be an occurrence that shatters ordinary life, a radical political rupture, a transformation of reality, a religious belief, the rise of a new art form, or an intense experience such as falling in love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Taking us on a trip that stops at different definitions of event, Žižek addresses fundamental questions such as: are all things connected? How much are we agents of our own fates? Which conditions must be met for us to perceive something as really existing? In a world that’s constantly changing, is anything new really happening? Drawing on references from Plato to arthouse cinema, the Big Bang to Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eEvent\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey into philosophy at its most exciting and elementary.\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eTimetable\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAll Aboard\u003c\/b\u003e: Event In Transit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stop 1\u003c\/b\u003e: Framing, Reframing, Enframing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stop 2\u003c\/b\u003e: Felix Culpa \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stop 3\u003c\/b\u003e: Buddhism Naturalized \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stop 4\u003c\/b\u003e: The Three Events Of Philosophy \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Connection 4.1\u003c\/b\u003e: Truth Hurts \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Connection 4.2\u003c\/b\u003e: The Evental Self \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Connection 4.3\u003c\/b\u003e: La vérité surgit de la méprise\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stop 5\u003c\/b\u003e: The Three Events Of Psychoanalysis \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Connection 5.1\u003c\/b\u003e: The Real: Confronting The Thing \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Connection 5.2\u003c\/b\u003e: The Symbolic: The New Harmony \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Connection 5.3\u003c\/b\u003e: The Imaginary: The Three Splashes \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Stop 6\u003c\/b\u003e: The Undoing Of An Event \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Final Destination\u003c\/b\u003e: ‘Nota Bene!’\u003c\/p\u003e\"'The biggest event of the year!' 'Don’t miss this event!' There is a part of all of us that perks up at the mention of an 'event.' I am very curious about the philosophical analysis of events (what is an event, really?) and their role in our modern lives, and I can’t wait to dive into this quick read.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Book Blog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The giant of Ljubljana provides the best intellectual high since \u003ci\u003eAnti-Oedipus\u003c\/i\u003e.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Village Voice\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The most formidably brilliant exponent of psychoanalysis, indeed of cultural theory in general, to have emerged in many decades.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eTerry Eagleton\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Unafraid of confrontation and with a near limitless grasp of pop symbolism.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Žižek is a thinker who regards nothing as outside his field: the result is deeply interesting and provocative.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardian\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Žižek leaves no social or cultural phenomenon untheorized, and is master of the counterintuitive observation.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eSLAVOJ ŽIŽEK\u003c\/b\u003e is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic. He  is a professor at the European Graduate School, International Director  of the Birkbeck Institute for the Humanities, Birkbeck College,  University of London, and a senior researcher at the Institute of  Sociology, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. His books include \u003ci\u003eLiving in the End Times\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFirst as Tragedy, Then as Farce\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Lost Causes\u003c\/i\u003e; and many more.","brand":"Melville House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303424151781,"sku":"NP9781612194110","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781612194110.jpg?v=1730754252","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/eventisbn-9781612194110","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}