An Evening With Slavoj Zizek
b'Radical philosopher, polymath, film star, cult icon, and author of over 30 books, Slavoj \\u017di\\u017eek is one of the most controversial and leading contemporary public intellectuals, simultaneously acclaimed as the \\u2018Elvis of cultural theory\\u2019 and denounced as \\u2018the most dangerous philosopher in the West\\u2019.\\n\\nIn this special lecture for Intelligence Squared from July 2011, \\u017di\\u017eek argues that global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis and that our collective responses to economic Armageddon correspond to the five stages of grief \\u2013 ideological denial, explosions of anger, attempts at bargaining, followed by depression and finally acceptance of change. Referencing everything from Kafka, the "Hollywood Marxism" of Avatar, the Arab Spring and WikiLeaks, he presents a roadmap for finding a way beyond the madness. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared.\\n \\n\\xa0See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'