{"product_id":"9781350066564","title":"Disparities","description":"Author: Zizek, Slavoj\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350066564\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 May 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 456 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe concept of disparity has long been a topic of obsession and argument for philosophers but Slavoj   i  ek would argue that what disparity and negativity could mean, might mean and should mean for us and our lives has never been more hotly debated. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eDisparities\u003c\/i\u003e explores contemporary 'negative' philosophies from Catherine Malabou's plasticity, Julia Kristeva's abjection and Robert Pippin's self-consciousness to the God of negative theology, new realisms and post-humanism and draws a radical line under them. Instead of establishing a dialogue with these other ideas of disparity, Slavoj   i  ek wants to establish a definite departure, a totally different idea of disparity based on an imaginative dialectical materialism. This notion of rupturing what has gone before is based on a provocative reading of how philosophers can, if they're honest, engage with each other. Slavoj   i  ek borrows Alain Badiou's notion that a true idea is the one that divides. Radically departing from previous formulations of negativity and disparity,   i  ek employs a new kind of negativity- namely positing that when a philosopher deals with another philosopher, his or her stance is never one of dialogue, but one of division, of drawing a line that separates truth from falsity.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46619411021982,"sku":"UBD-9781350066564","price":34.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350066564.jpg?v=1773898825","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350066564","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}