Noam Chomsky Slams ŽIžek and Lacan: Empty 'Posturing' (2013) (openculture.com) 9 points by appreciatorBus 8mo ago ↗ HN
[–] karmakurtisaani 8mo ago ↗ Žižek is a joke. In the Finnish speaking world we have our own, Esa Saarinen. No substance, just empty word salad.Gotta love Chomsky tho. [–] _wire_ 8mo ago ↗ Here's a very clear, coherent and approachable talk by Zizek on the tensions within our reckonings over the "commons" (as in commonwealth) and ideology at this threshold of post-capitalism.Zizek: A New Kind of Communism:https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=zizek+new...Compare with this excellent speech by Chomsky and its clear why Chomsky would dismiss Zizek:Chomsky: Mind, Language & Limits of Thoughthttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDJ2zFe4PcOTOH In general, stay away from Zizek's interviews as he has a distressing affect and tends towards interpersonal babbling.
[–] _wire_ 8mo ago ↗ Here's a very clear, coherent and approachable talk by Zizek on the tensions within our reckonings over the "commons" (as in commonwealth) and ideology at this threshold of post-capitalism.Zizek: A New Kind of Communism:https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=zizek+new...Compare with this excellent speech by Chomsky and its clear why Chomsky would dismiss Zizek:Chomsky: Mind, Language & Limits of Thoughthttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDJ2zFe4PcOTOH In general, stay away from Zizek's interviews as he has a distressing affect and tends towards interpersonal babbling.
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[ 214 ms ] story [ 1844 ms ] threadGotta love Chomsky tho.
Zizek: A New Kind of Communism:
https://m.youtube.com/results?sp=mAEA&search_query=zizek+new...
Compare with this excellent speech by Chomsky and its clear why Chomsky would dismiss Zizek:
Chomsky: Mind, Language & Limits of Thought
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bWDJ2zFe4Pc
OTOH In general, stay away from Zizek's interviews as he has a distressing affect and tends towards interpersonal babbling.