Disparities
Disparities by Slavoj Žižek, published by Bloomsbury Academic on October 20, 2016, is a thought-provoking exploration of the concept of disparity within philosophical discourse. This first edition, comprising 442 pages, delves into the complexities of negative philosophies, examining the works of notable thinkers such as Catherine Malabou, Julia Kristeva, and Robert Pippin. Žižek presents a radical departure from traditional interpretations, focusing on how disparity and negativity can shape our understanding of contemporary thought.
In Disparities, readers will encounter Žižek’s imaginative dialectical materialism, which challenges existing notions of negativity and disparity. He posits that philosophical engagement is not merely a dialogue but a division that distinguishes truth from falsity. The book addresses themes related to aesthetics, political philosophy, and theology, offering a provocative perspective on how these ideas intersect. Through his analysis, Žižek invites readers to reconsider the implications of disparity in both philosophical and practical contexts.
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The concept of disparity has long been a topic of obsession and argument for philosophers but Slavoj Žižek would argue that what disparity and negativity could mean, might mean and should mean for us and our lives has never been more hotly debated.
Disparities explores contemporary ‘negative’ philosophies from Catherine Malabou’s plasticity, Julia Kristeva’s abjection and Robert Pippin’s self-consciousness to the God of negative theology, new realisms and post-humanism and draws a radical line under them. Instead of establishing a dialogue with these other ideas of disparity, Slavoj Žižek wants to establish a definite departure, a totally different idea of disparity based on an imaginative dialectical materialism. This notion of rupturing what has gone before is based on a provocative reading of how philosophers can, if they’re honest, engage with each other. Slavoj Žižek borrows Alain Badiou’s notion that a true idea is the one that divides. Radically departing from previous formulations of negativity and disparity, Žižek employs a new kind of negativity: namely positing that when a philosopher deals with another philosopher, his or her stance is never one of dialogue, but one of division, of drawing a line that separates truth from falsity.
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