There is a fundamental reason I don’t like vilifying the objectification of people. In order to understand the world in terms of abstract systems, we can’t do without a minimal gesture of objectification. For example, if poor people are not objects, then it trivially follows that either they have freely chosen to starve or evilContinue reading “A Critique of Pure Subjectivity”
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An Outline of Slavoj Zizek’s Theory on the Structure of Subjectivity as the Foundation of Leftism
Slovene philosopher Slavoj Zizek argues against mystical attempts to alter states of consciousness. Instead, he says we should “censor our dreams” and engage in emancipatory struggle as the only road to salvation. These comments might seem perplexing, but they are based on an underlying theory of what a subject is. This post is an attemptContinue reading “An Outline of Slavoj Zizek’s Theory on the Structure of Subjectivity as the Foundation of Leftism”
Snapshots of the Labyrinth 