Slavoj Zizek

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Biography

Slavoj Žižek was born on March 21, 1949 in Ljubljana, Slovenia (then part of Yugoslavia).
He is a Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic who is known for his work on Marxism, psychoanalysis, and Lacanian theory.
Žižek is a professor at the University of Ljubljana and has also taught at universities around the world.
He has published numerous books on a wide range of topics, including politics, religion, and popular culture.
Žižek is known for his controversial and provocative style of writing, and has been referred to as "the Elvis of cultural theory."

Žižek's work is centered on the idea that the dominant ideology of a society shapes how we think and act, and that this ideology often hides the true nature of social and political power structures.
He is known for his critique of capitalism and his use of Lacanian theory to analyze society and culture.
Žižek is also interested in the intersection of politics and religion, and has written extensively on the role of religion in contemporary society.

"Hegel's basic insight is that the only way to save the life of a thing is to accept its death."
"There is no big Other, no ultimate guarantee, no external agency which guarantees the consistency and stability of the symbolic order."