Two Intellectuals Trapped in the Matrix
If you want a picture of the future, imagine Werner Herzog and Slavoj Žižek talking to each other — forever.
6 Articles by: Slavoj Žižek
Slavoj Žižek, a maverick philosopher, is the author of over thirty books and has been acclaimed as both the "Elvis of cultural theory" and the "most dangerous philosopher in the West."
Slavoj Žižek: What Lies Ahead?
Philosopher Slavoj Žižek writes in Jacobin that if we are to confront properly the threat of a catastrophe, we must embrace a new notion of time.
Slavoj Žižek: Last Exit to Socialism
Slavoj Žižek writes in Jacobin that today’s exploding ecological crises open up a realistic prospect of the final exit of humanity itself. Might socialism be our off-ramp, or is it already too late?
Slavoj Žižek: We Need a Socialist Reset, Not a Corporate “Great Reset”
Slavoj Žižek writes in Jacobin today that we’ve been given a choice between a return to the old exploitative normality and a post-COVID corporate “Great Reset” that promises to be even worse. We need a real alternative, a socialist reset that can win justice for all and save the planet from climate apocalypse.
The Jacobin Spirit
On violence and democracy.