Violence
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- Author：Slavoj Žižek
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Summary
Does the advent of capitalism and， indeed， civilisation cause more violence than it prevents？ Is there violence in the simple idea of 'the neighbour'？ And could the appropriate form of action against violence simply be to contemplate， to think？
In this passionate plea for awareness， Žižek turns his unflinching gaze on the capitalist democracies we live in。 He explores the bloody totalitarian regimes of the last century and that violence which is named 'divine'。
Drawing on high and low culture， Kant， Lacan， jokes and contemporary cinema， this celebrated academic turned philosophical icon discusses the inherent violence of globalisation， fundamentalism and language in a work that will confirm his standing as one of our most erudite and incendiary modern thinkers。
This is a book poised to set a new agenda for our thinking about violence。
In this passionate plea for awareness， Žižek turns his unflinching gaze on the capitalist democracies we live in。 He explores the bloody totalitarian regimes of the last century and that violence which is named 'divine'。
Drawing on high and low culture， Kant， Lacan， jokes and contemporary cinema， this celebrated academic turned philosophical icon discusses the inherent violence of globalisation， fundamentalism and language in a work that will confirm his standing as one of our most erudite and incendiary modern thinkers。
This is a book poised to set a new agenda for our thinking about violence。
Reviews
Evan Ash
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interesting takes on actual controversial topics
Nallasivan V。
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Zizek is Thought Provoking and very readable as always
Andrea
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Brillante e sconclusionato - come il suo autore。
Emily Ho
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Zizek is aggravating， pedantic， mercurial—and at the same time endearing。 I laughed out loud all the time reading this。 He’s funny。 And even tho he gets some things kinda wrong， or he could be more rigorous， or he makes some logical leaps I really cringe at， the take-away is essential。 This is definitely one of the best books I’ve read all year， certainly one that’s going to lurk at the edges of my brain for the rest of my life。
Gijs
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At times， Zizek seems to get lost in his own meandering thoughts， jumping from one provocative thought on cultural theory to the next and bombarding the reader with ideas， questions and observations。 Do not expect neatly laid-out answers to society's biggest problems from this work， nor a thorough philosophical treatise on the concept of Violence。 Instead， this book challenges the reader to think outside of their preconceptions on several topics loosely related to violence。 There is wisdom to be At times， Zizek seems to get lost in his own meandering thoughts， jumping from one provocative thought on cultural theory to the next and bombarding the reader with ideas， questions and observations。 Do not expect neatly laid-out answers to society's biggest problems from this work， nor a thorough philosophical treatise on the concept of Violence。 Instead， this book challenges the reader to think outside of their preconceptions on several topics loosely related to violence。 There is wisdom to be found here， although it is often hidden in overly complicated psychoanalytic jargon and at times repetitive sequences。 。。。more
Schrammbold
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Sehr schwere Kost; gleichzeitig sehr provokante und frische Gedanken。 Unglaublich unterhaltsam， auch wenn man in zig Denkschulen fit sein müsste， um wirklich komplett folgen zu können。 Ein Buch， in das man wohl mit der Zeit reinwächst， sofern man Muse hat， sich dem zu widmen。 Eine intellektuelle Herausforderung ist es allemal; und alleine deswegen macht es sehr viel Spaß， Žižek zu lesen。
M。S。Cem Yılmazer
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Şiddet kavramına sıradışı bir bakış açısıyla bakmak için güzel bir kitap。Zizek daha çok Youtube'daki konuşmalarından takip ettiğimden merak edip almıştım。Kitabı beğendim ancak çok sıradışı şeyler söylemiyor o yüzden biraz aradığımı bulamadığımı düşünüyorum。 Şiddet kavramına sıradışı bir bakış açısıyla bakmak için güzel bir kitap。Zizek daha çok Youtube'daki konuşmalarından takip ettiğimden merak edip almıştım。Kitabı beğendim ancak çok sıradışı şeyler söylemiyor o yüzden biraz aradığımı bulamadığımı düşünüyorum。 。。。more
Archie
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A dense read that offers some interesting ideas
Parnian Rahimi
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با همه نقدها، ژیژک مجبورت میکنه بخشهای دیگهای از حقیقت رو هم ببینی 。。。 و این خیلی مهمه
Garrido Ossa
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Me ha costado darle la tercera estrella。 Pensaba que trataría la violencia de una forma más sitemática， pero no， Zizek es tan caótico como siempre， tomando cosas de aquí y allá， y sin tener una posición clara sobre ningún tema。
Jamille
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O que reconhecemos por violência？ O que seria a "violência aceita"？ E as condições da violência velada？ Até que ponto não incentivamos e perpetuamos essas distintas formas de violência。 Desde a forma com que encaramos comportamentos sociais， intolerâncias religiosas， atuação do Estado， violência divina e mística。 Žižek enumera e traz exemplos práticos de como essas violências estão presentes。 Eu diria que é um livro que você tem que ir lendo e pausando para absorver e refletir， acho que vale a p O que reconhecemos por violência？ O que seria a "violência aceita"？ E as condições da violência velada？ Até que ponto não incentivamos e perpetuamos essas distintas formas de violência。 Desde a forma com que encaramos comportamentos sociais， intolerâncias religiosas， atuação do Estado， violência divina e mística。 Žižek enumera e traz exemplos práticos de como essas violências estão presentes。 Eu diria que é um livro que você tem que ir lendo e pausando para absorver e refletir， acho que vale a pena se propor a esses momentos e quem sabe ler novamente depois de um tempo， pelo menos é o que eu vou fazer。 。。。more
Liam
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Fascinating analysis of violence and our understanding。 A lot of theoretical movement， which if you can follow， provides several new hermeneutics for understanding the world around。 I had to go to school and it had snowed and iced quite a bit the night before。 When walking to our car， me and my brother both slipped on the ice in our driveway in unison。 The objective violence （us falling） was really sustaining our current "non violent" reality: school。 You'll most likely need a decent philosophic Fascinating analysis of violence and our understanding。 A lot of theoretical movement， which if you can follow， provides several new hermeneutics for understanding the world around。 I had to go to school and it had snowed and iced quite a bit the night before。 When walking to our car， me and my brother both slipped on the ice in our driveway in unison。 The objective violence （us falling） was really sustaining our current "non violent" reality: school。 You'll most likely need a decent philosophical background （Most particularly， a hegelian， marxist， and lacanian understanding） to get a lot out， but even the fun pop culture references can really help substiante interest and theory。 Besides lots of foreign words without explanations， this book is really enjoyable and worth reading。 *Sniff* I am already eating from the trashcan 。。。more
Josh
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what a truly superb and insightful book - loved the imagery at the end of the state almost being an insolent child relying on democratic participation of the masses ， concluding on inaction being the most violent thing to do！ it’s cynical and gives you some proper good thinking points and even makes you laugh ！！！ creasing 24/7 at this hew
Javier Sepúlveda Rubio
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Zizek es un gran contador de historias， aunque su marco formal sea el ensayo， esto hace que se le perdonen ciertos patinazos y saltos al vacío con algunas conclusiones。 No te va a aportar grandes respuestas， pero consigue proponer preguntas interesantes a través de una bacanal de referencias pop alternadas con， las que le son más propias， citas de nivel complejo provenientes de la academia o la "alta cultura"。 Zizek es un gran contador de historias， aunque su marco formal sea el ensayo， esto hace que se le perdonen ciertos patinazos y saltos al vacío con algunas conclusiones。 No te va a aportar grandes respuestas， pero consigue proponer preguntas interesantes a través de una bacanal de referencias pop alternadas con， las que le son más propias， citas de nivel complejo provenientes de la academia o la "alta cultura"。 。。。more
Ahmed Nabwy
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كم هو هائل هذا الجيجك！ كبحر لا ساحل له。
Djoni
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Vivemos uma realidade que exige que conheçamos mais os intrincados mecanismos nos quais nossa sociedade se fundamenta。 Um desses mecanismos é， sem dúvida， a violência。 Neste ensaio， o filósofo esloveno （na antiga Iugoslávia） Slavoj Žižek ensina， de forma bastante didática e alguns exemplos contemporâneos （da cultura pop， os tipos de violência que permeiam o constructo social através da óptica marxista: a violência subjetiva， objetiva e de linguagem。 Assim， nos encontramos num ponto em que não ve Vivemos uma realidade que exige que conheçamos mais os intrincados mecanismos nos quais nossa sociedade se fundamenta。 Um desses mecanismos é， sem dúvida， a violência。 Neste ensaio， o filósofo esloveno （na antiga Iugoslávia） Slavoj Žižek ensina， de forma bastante didática e alguns exemplos contemporâneos （da cultura pop， os tipos de violência que permeiam o constructo social através da óptica marxista: a violência subjetiva， objetiva e de linguagem。 Assim， nos encontramos num ponto em que não vemos a violência sistêmica， uma entidade usada pelo capitalismo para desprover de sentido suas ações e embasar a nova corrente de consumo "consciente" ou "correto"， para que， assim， ele possa manter seu ciclo de reprodução na sociedade: através do medo。 No mesmo tom denunciativo， o filósofo fala sobre a violência de linguagem， raramente abordada nas discussões。 Existe a expressão judaico-cristã que fala， por exemplo， que "todas as pessoas são irmãs"。 Se partirmos desta premissa， todos os que não aceitarem participar desta comunhão （judaico-cristã） são destituídos de humanidade， o que justificaria， antropologicamente， a violência。 Para revisitar um dia， sem dúvida alguma。 。。。more
Augustus
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zizek establishes himself as an incredibly well read philosopher with provocative and nuanced views on objective and subjective violences。 he here develops the thesis that violence takes sublime （objective） and real （subjective） forms。 by analyzing six different political events， he draws from the work of Lacan， Hegel， and Benjamin to create a coherent perspective。the examples are outdated， and the prose is lack luster。 in my view， zizek fails to be direct in his articulation。 some tangents are zizek establishes himself as an incredibly well read philosopher with provocative and nuanced views on objective and subjective violences。 he here develops the thesis that violence takes sublime （objective） and real （subjective） forms。 by analyzing six different political events， he draws from the work of Lacan， Hegel， and Benjamin to create a coherent perspective。the examples are outdated， and the prose is lack luster。 in my view， zizek fails to be direct in his articulation。 some tangents are recycled jokes or stories from other works， and in some areas his writing lacks rigor。nonetheless， I believe that an engaged reader with a global perspective on more recent contemporary events can extrapolate the theories here presented， and create a model for understanding violence in the modern global capitalist world。 the provocations are extremely inspiring for any reader。 。。。more
Roland Hassel
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En från ett zizeskt perspektiv kanske intressant iakttagelse om Zizeks texter， iaf för Zizek själv， något man förmodar att han också själv noterat， är att dom， liksom mycket av den politik/kultur han diskuterar allt som oftast är uppenbart postideologisk eller postidealistisk。 Betraktande snarare än alltför eldigt engagerad。 Nietzsche snarare än Sartre kanske。 Detta gör honom ibland ganska lättsam， ständigt intresserant， njutbar， men kanske också aningens ofarlig。 Det är min enda egentliga kriti En från ett zizeskt perspektiv kanske intressant iakttagelse om Zizeks texter， iaf för Zizek själv， något man förmodar att han också själv noterat， är att dom， liksom mycket av den politik/kultur han diskuterar allt som oftast är uppenbart postideologisk eller postidealistisk。 Betraktande snarare än alltför eldigt engagerad。 Nietzsche snarare än Sartre kanske。 Detta gör honom ibland ganska lättsam， ständigt intresserant， njutbar， men kanske också aningens ofarlig。 Det är min enda egentliga kritik。 Användande av populärkulturella referenser förstärker det intrycket även om jag egentligen tycker att kritiken av det är pretentiöst snobberi， exemplen är kutym i filosofisk litteratur， att istället använda de klassiskt torra varianterna med bönder och kunger eller utspårande tåg ser jag ingen fördel i。 “Filofins rockstjärna" dock något fånigt epitetet， gissar/hoppas att han inte myntat det själv。 Denna enda kritiken förstärks också av slutsatsen。 Zizek är initialt överraskande radikal; tesen som drivs är att de som tar del i den politiska debatten， som pacifistiskt engagerar sig， vänsterliberala kapitalister， Gates， Soros är de mest farliga och mest skyldiga till "objektivt våld"， dvs den systematiska orättvisa som är en konsekvens av kapitalismen， genom att de via humanitära insatser， debatt och dialog， försöker lösa den sjuka kapitalismens symptom samtidigt som de tjänar på att upprätthålla den， och vidare， att man inte ska vara rädd för att svara med "subjektivt" interpersonellt faktiskt våld utan att detta är det enda som kan skapa förändring och dessutom är rättfärdigat eftersom det är jämförbart eller t。om。 mindre i mängd/effekt än kapitalismens "objektiva"， systematiska våld。 Dvs att det är rätt med våldsam revolution。 Ändå är slutklämmen att det "våld" man bör bruka är passivitetens， att vägra upprätthålla systemet genom att inte ta del av det; dvs inte agera， dvs inte våldsam revolution， dvs inte revolution alls utan motsatsen till den den konventionella meningen av ordet “våld”och då radikal bara i avseendet att man inte följer konventionerna。 Och man undrar om det är nog。 。。。more
Palao
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Not always easy to read， it's philosophy after all。。。 But it was a very interesting view。 How sometimes alleged tolerance can be the worst kind of violence， since it sometimes perpetuates the violence itself。 How the pure rejection of violence as a concept can become a hindrance to understanding and solving violent episodes。。。 Definitely recommend Not always easy to read， it's philosophy after all。。。 But it was a very interesting view。 How sometimes alleged tolerance can be the worst kind of violence， since it sometimes perpetuates the violence itself。 How the pure rejection of violence as a concept can become a hindrance to understanding and solving violent episodes。。。 Definitely recommend 。。。more
Borja Fernández Suárez
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Es un libro difícil， con terminología compleja que en gran parte no he alcanzado a comprender。 Sin embargo Zizek siempre me ha parecido un ensayista muy didáctico， pues plasma muy bien con ejemplos sacados del cine o de situaciones conocidas， aquello que antes describe y plantea con términos filosóficos demasiado específicos。Zizek es el filósofo vivo de la izquierda antiliberal， lo que le convierte en lectura obligatoria。 Sus reflexiones y su lectura de los acontecimientos mundiales son necesari Es un libro difícil， con terminología compleja que en gran parte no he alcanzado a comprender。 Sin embargo Zizek siempre me ha parecido un ensayista muy didáctico， pues plasma muy bien con ejemplos sacados del cine o de situaciones conocidas， aquello que antes describe y plantea con términos filosóficos demasiado específicos。Zizek es el filósofo vivo de la izquierda antiliberal， lo que le convierte en lectura obligatoria。 Sus reflexiones y su lectura de los acontecimientos mundiales son necesarios en el mundo en el que vivimos。"A veces no hacer nada es lo más violento que puede hacerse"。 。。。more
Sebastian Castro
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El viejo zizek es entero chistoso y me gustan sus análisis。
Nick
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Feels sorta like those rappers who try to fit in as many syllables into a line as they can。 There's style here， but that rhetorical profile is far more unified than the argument/arguments itself。 He doesn't stay on any point long enough to really shake the foundations of what he is questioning， and the case studies don't cohere into anything beyond a set of remarks around the theme。 I'm willing to give him another shot for sure， but I just didn't find this one convincing or even intellectually p Feels sorta like those rappers who try to fit in as many syllables into a line as they can。 There's style here， but that rhetorical profile is far more unified than the argument/arguments itself。 He doesn't stay on any point long enough to really shake the foundations of what he is questioning， and the case studies don't cohere into anything beyond a set of remarks around the theme。 I'm willing to give him another shot for sure， but I just didn't find this one convincing or even intellectually provocative。 。。。more
ahmad
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شاید بتوان گفت مقوله خشونت یکی از مهمترین مباحثی است که در دوران مدرن و خصوصا هزاره جدید مطرح شده است。 به راستی ریشه انقلابهای خشونت آمیز، ظهور تفکرات افراطی مانند داعش، اتفاقاتی مانند غارت نیواورلئان پس از طوفان کاترینا چیست؟ چرا در عصری که تصور میشد دیگر جنگها به پایان رسیده است، هنوز هم چنین اتفاقاتی در جهان رخ میدهد؟اسلاوی ژیژک سعی کرده است به مقوله خشونت از پنج زاویه بنگرد。 اول خشونت یاری طلب。 در واقع خشونت به تنهایی منجر به خشونت نخواهد شد。 ژیژک معتقد است خشونت دو نوع دارد اول خشونت ک شاید بتوان گفت مقوله خشونت یکی از مهمترین مباحثی است که در دوران مدرن و خصوصا هزاره جدید مطرح شده است。 به راستی ریشه انقلابهای خشونت آمیز، ظهور تفکرات افراطی مانند داعش، اتفاقاتی مانند غارت نیواورلئان پس از طوفان کاترینا چیست؟ چرا در عصری که تصور میشد دیگر جنگها به پایان رسیده است، هنوز هم چنین اتفاقاتی در جهان رخ میدهد؟اسلاوی ژیژک سعی کرده است به مقوله خشونت از پنج زاویه بنگرد。 اول خشونت یاری طلب。 در واقع خشونت به تنهایی منجر به خشونت نخواهد شد。 ژیژک معتقد است خشونت دو نوع دارد اول خشونت کنشگرانه و دوم خشونت کنشپذیرانه آن نوع خشونتی است که تنها به مدد حضور در نوع خاصی از اجتماع به ما تحمیل میشود。 حضور در یک جامعه نژادپرست ما را به خودی خود یک نژادپرست خواهد کرد。دوم از همسایهات چونان خودت بترس。 در این فقط ژیژک به دنبال آن است که ببیند چگونه در جوامع غربی افراد حتی از همسایههای خود نیز میترسند؟ یک استدلال جالبی که ژیژک مطرح میکند آن است که در سنت مسیحیت که معتقد است تمام ابنا بشر با یکدیگر برادرند در واقع در دل خود این گزاره عدم برادری مستتر است。 حال آنکه تساهل یهودیان که به چنین گزارهای اعتقاد ندارند بسیار بیشتر از مسیحیت است。 به چه صورت؟ در واقع مسیحیان با این کار نوعی استحاله را در فرهنگ هم خود و هم «دیگری» ایجاد کردهاند که در نهایت به نوعی از خود بیگانگی در افراد دامن میزند。سوم موجی خونین بلند شده است。 در این فصل به تبیین مفهوم شناسی خود خشونت پرداخته شده است。 ژیژک معتقد است خشونتهای حومه پاریس یا نیواورلئان حاوی پیام نبودند بلکه خودشان پیام بودند。 پیامی از یک قشر آسیب دیده و حذف شده که در نهایت این پیام در خشونت نمایان شد。چهارم تساهل چونان مقولهای ایدئولوژیک。 در این فصل نیز ژیژک به نقل تساهل لیبرالی میپردازد。 وی معتقد است اتفاقا تساهل لیبرالی نه تنها باعث کاهش خشونت نمیشود بلکه خود یکی از دلایل ایجاد خشونت است。 همچنین در این فصل به تناقضهای موجود در مفهوم تساهل لیبرالی میپردازد。پنجم خشونت خدایگانی。 خشونتی خارج از برنامه که معنای خود را از بیمعنایی میگیرد。 هنگامی که حضرت ایوب （ع） دچار بلاهای متعددی شد عدهای سعی کردند وی را متقاعد کنند که این بلاها دلیلی دارد。 اما ایوب میدانست که دلیل این بلاها در بی دلیلی نهفته است。 گاهی نیست خشونت مردم صرفا از عدم دلیل بر میآید برای فهم دقیق آن خشونت باید به یک تصویر کلانتر رجوع کرد که ممکن است در آن زمان در دسترس ما نباشد。 。。。more
Ronas
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I have been reading and re-reading parts of this book for around 3 years now and only just finished it today。 At times it’s a cogent socio-political analysis from the late 2000s （it exists firmly within that edgy vaguely leftist space of the 2000s）， and at times it’s wholly incomprehensible， it’s Zizek， what do you expect。 His conclusion is so detached from the rest of the book， which didn’t annoy me as much as having the entire plot of Jose Saramago’s Seeing spoiled right at the end - a book th I have been reading and re-reading parts of this book for around 3 years now and only just finished it today。 At times it’s a cogent socio-political analysis from the late 2000s （it exists firmly within that edgy vaguely leftist space of the 2000s）， and at times it’s wholly incomprehensible， it’s Zizek， what do you expect。 His conclusion is so detached from the rest of the book， which didn’t annoy me as much as having the entire plot of Jose Saramago’s Seeing spoiled right at the end - a book that I was looking forward to read。 That reminds me， make sure to watch all the movies you’ve been meaning to watch before you read the book because Zizek is on a mission to spoil them all with some strange， meaninglessly contrarian and contrived take。 。。。more
Joe Ahrens
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Zizek seems to have two types of books: his more "serious" books， which are more or less academic texts laying out his philosophy and political stances， and his more accessible works such as this one。 I have read a few of each kind， and while I definitely would not recommend the former kind to anyone except serious followers of philosophy， I so think the latter type and this book in particular are good reads for anyone interested in finding an interesting perspective on the political world we fi Zizek seems to have two types of books: his more "serious" books， which are more or less academic texts laying out his philosophy and political stances， and his more accessible works such as this one。 I have read a few of each kind， and while I definitely would not recommend the former kind to anyone except serious followers of philosophy， I so think the latter type and this book in particular are good reads for anyone interested in finding an interesting perspective on the political world we finds ourselves in。Zizek's writing ranges from slapdash to slightly organized。 This book is actually quite well later out， making it's ideas easy to understand and actually making his style work towards that end rather than against it。 I read this as a follow up to Hannah Arendt's book on the same subject， and found it a good commentary on the way violence exists in the modern world。 As usual， Zizek approaches the topic in a sideways manner rather than explicitly saying exactly what he thinks， but the gist is quite clear and the book's epilogue brings it all together nicely。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
Noli
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I really enjoyed Slavoj Žižek analysis on Violence。 What it stems from and the types of violence。 The chapter/discussion on religion is something， people， are too afraid to realize。 Interesting take on voting abstention。 While some regard it as your civic duty and not doing so creates a outlet to shame you。 Others might see it as a revolt of the system！
Andrea
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Jako dobra knjiga u kojoj Žižek opet raskrinkava lažnost neoliberalizma i iznosi svoje uvjerenje u neaktivnost kao borbu protiv kapitalizma。 Bez nekih je dijelova moglo， ali svejedno vrlo snažno。
Gary
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Some parts were interesting， but some of it was hard to follow。
Meg Northrup
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Surprisingly readable， gave me lots to think about。 Was a good pairing with How to be an Antiracist—lots of connecting ideas about systemic violence。 I did find that Violence is a bit of a wild hodgepodge of examples and arguments rather than a coherent whole。 Some of those examples and arguments do fall flat or are downright cringey， but the overall effect is still pleasant。 I have heard that this is just Zizek’s style and his goal is more explorative than argumentative。 I won’t be joining the Surprisingly readable， gave me lots to think about。 Was a good pairing with How to be an Antiracist—lots of connecting ideas about systemic violence。 I did find that Violence is a bit of a wild hodgepodge of examples and arguments rather than a coherent whole。 Some of those examples and arguments do fall flat or are downright cringey， but the overall effect is still pleasant。 I have heard that this is just Zizek’s style and his goal is more explorative than argumentative。 I won’t be joining the Zizek cult following any time soon but I definitely plan to enjoy some more of his work in the future。 。。。more
Deniz
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Daha önce hiç Lacan okuması yapmamış olsam da bu kitap baya akıcıydı。 Bu konuda tedirginliği olanlar zizek’e bu kitaptan başlayabilir bence。
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Violence
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Violence&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Violence&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0