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| − | 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. | + | 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]]. |
| − | 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, Event is a journey into philosophy at its most exciting and elementary. | + | 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]], Event is a journey into [[philosophy]] at its most exciting and elementary. |
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Book Description
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.
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, Event is a journey into philosophy at its most exciting and elementary.
