Freedom, 9781350559165
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True freedom is fleeting, fragile, and demands re-invention in dark times.
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Freedom

a disease without cure

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    328 pages

  • Release Date

    20 August 2025

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Summary

The Paradox of Freedom: A Philosophical Exploration

We are all afraid that new dangers pose a threat to our hard-won freedoms, so what deserves attention is precisely the notion of freedom.

The concept of freedom is deceptively simple. We think we understand it, but the moment we try and define it we encounter contradictions. In this new philosophical exploration, Slavoj Žižek argues that the experience of true, radical freedom is transient and fragile. Coun…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781350559165
ISBN-10:1350559164
Author:Slavoj Zizek, Slavoj Žižek
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Bloomsbury Academic
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:328
Release Date:20 August 2025
Weight:360g
Dimensions:198mm x 128mm x 22mm
About The Author

Slavoj Zizek

Slavoj Žižek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is International Director at the Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK, Visiting Professor at the New York University, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.

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