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Žižek, S. (2001) On Belief, London and New York: Routledge.
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What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling and breathless new book.
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From 'cyberspace reason' to the paradox that is 'Western Buddhism', ''On Belief'' gets behind the contours of the way we normally think about belief, in particular Judaism and Christianity. Holding up the so-called authenticity of religious belief to critical light, Zizek draws on psychoanalysis, film and philosophy to reveal in startling fashion that nothing could be worse for believers than their beliefs turning out to be true.  
  
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|width="100%"| [[Slavoj Žižek|Zizek, Slavoj]]. '''''[[On Belief|On Belief (Thinking in Action)]]'''''. New York: Routledge. June 26, 2001, 1st edition, Paperback, 176 pages, Language: English, ISBN: 0415255325. <small>Buy it at [http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415255325/nosubject-20/ Amazon.com], [http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415255325/nosub07-20/ Amazon.ca], [http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415255325/nosub-21/ Amazon.de], [http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415255325/nosubjencyofl-21/ Amazon.co.uk] or [http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/ASIN/0415255325/nosub04-21/ Amazon.fr].</small>
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Žižek returns here to the territory of The Fragile Absolute in
 
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what he describes as a 'self-critical' mood. Although advertised as an
 
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analysis of belief, the main thrust of the book is once again the call
 
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for a politics of the ethical act, one which rejects the comforts of
 
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pragmatism and repeats the hard-line and unrepentant ethic of St Paul
 
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and Lenin. As such this represents the latest of Žižek's entreaties
 
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for us to leap into the 'night of the world'. Probably his most acces-
 
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sible monograph to date (as well as one of his best-selling), this book
 
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can be profitably read with little prior knowledge of the rest of his
 
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work.
 
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Latest revision as of 22:11, 14 June 2007

Books by Slavoj Žižek

Book Description
Book Cover

What is the basis of belief in an era when globalization, multiculturalism and big business are the new religion? Slavoj Zizek, renowned philosopher and irrepressible cultural critic takes on all comers in this compelling and breathless new book. From 'cyberspace reason' to the paradox that is 'Western Buddhism', On Belief gets behind the contours of the way we normally think about belief, in particular Judaism and Christianity. Holding up the so-called authenticity of religious belief to critical light, Zizek draws on psychoanalysis, film and philosophy to reveal in startling fashion that nothing could be worse for believers than their beliefs turning out to be true.

Product Details
Zizek, Slavoj. On Belief (Thinking in Action). New York: Routledge. June 26, 2001, 1st edition, Paperback, 176 pages, Language: English, ISBN: 0415255325. Buy it at Amazon.com, Amazon.ca, Amazon.de, Amazon.co.uk or Amazon.fr.
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