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Violência (2009)

by Slavoj Žižek(Favorite Author)
3.9 of 5 Votes: 5
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Relógio d' Água
review 1: ترجمه فارسي ضعيف و در برخي قسمتها نامفهوم هست و مفاهيم رو گنگ كردهنگاه كتاب به خشونت طي يك دسته بندي موضوعي از جهات مختلف بررسي شده و ارجاعات متعدد به فيلم و نمايشنامه و نظريات فلسفي توي تمام فصل ها وجود داره كه بعضا ازاردهنده استبه عنوان يك زاويه ديد متفاوت به خشونت و گشتن به دنبال علت اصلي لابلاي طيف هاي فلسفي و مذهبي و هنجارهاي فرهنگي جامعه كتاب جالب هست هر چند لحن نويسنده (شايد به علت ضعف ترجمه) گاها ناخوشايند ميشه بعضا ميشه يك �... more�ري توضيحات رو بدون اينكه به فهم كلي از كتاب اسيب برسونه حذف كرد
review 2: Zizek often seems like a mixed bag from what I've read/listened to of his thinking in the past, but this for the most part is actually pretty strong. His ideas about violence are, like most things Zizek, idiosyncratic; a blend of critical theory, Hegelian philosophy and psychoanalysis while at the same time a critical rejection and modification of each of those thing. But unlike some of his other writings, this one never gets too bogged down in tedious Lacanian/Hegelian nomenclature and he sticks to the topic at hand very tightly with plenty of real world examples. In fact this book probably offers the best take on the 2005 Paris riots that I've encountered anywhere. Zizek kind of tears into everyone in this book. Accusing both the political right and left of complacently refusing to really examine the deep structures of their beliefs on violence, tolerance, etc. There's not really a thesis here, which is fine by me. Like the subtitle says, these are reflections, not a prescription, not a manifesto. I think this book is actually a really good place to start if you want to get into Zizek, he seems to be at his best when the topic isn't one of his own choosing. less
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Gloria
Zizek tells you at least one good anecdote and you may or may not feel smarter afterward.
shadgun
Great book, a definite must read, very complex, dense.
sabina
... Zizek watched two seasons of Nip/Tuck?
Shelley
slightly (but only slightly) overrated
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