First as Tragedy, Then as Farce
The leading philosopher of our time tackles the demise of liberalism, from the tragedy of 9/11 to the farce of the financial meltdown. Billions of dollars were hastily poured into the global banking system in a frantic attempt at financial stabilization. So why has it not been possible to bring the same forces to bear in addressing world poverty and environmental crisis? In this take-no-prisoners analysis, Slavoj Zizek frames the moral failures of the modern world in terms of the epoch-making events of the first decade of this century. What he finds is the old one-two punch of history: the jab of tragedy, the right hook of farce. In the attacks of 9/11 and the global credit crunch, liberalism dies twice: as a political doctrine and as an economic theory. The election of Donald Trump only confirms the bankruptcy of a liberal order on its last legs. First as Tragedy, Then as Farce is a call for the Left to reinvent itself in the light of our desperate historical situation. The time for liberal, moralistic blackmail is over.
| Autor: | Zizek, Slavoj |
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| EAN: | 9781786635938 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 160 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Verlag: | Verso |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 09.08.2018 |
| Schlagworte: | Zizek, Slavoj |
| Größe: | 14 × 126 × 200 |
| Gewicht: | 195 g |
