{"product_id":"9781350409392","title":"Surplus-Enjoyment: A Guide For The Non-Perplexed","description":"Author: Zizek, Slavoj\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781350409392\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Dec 2023\u003cbr\u003ePages: 400 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContemporary life is defined by excess. There must always be more, there is never enough. We need a surplus to what we need to be able to truly enjoy what we have. Slavoj   i  ek's guide to surplus (and why it's enjoyable) begins by arguing that what is surplus to our needs is by its very nature unsubstantial and unnecessary. But, perversely, without this surplus, we wouldn't be able to enjoy, what \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003esubstantial and necessary. Indeed, without the surplus we wouldn't be able to identify what was the perfect amount.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Is there any escape from the vicious cycle of surplus enjoyment or are we forever doomed to simply want more? Engaging with everything from \u003ci\u003eThe Joker\u003c\/i\u003e film to pop songs and Thomas Aquinas to the history of pandemics,   i  ek argues that recognising the society of enjoyment we live in for what it is can provide an explanation for the political impasses in which we find ourselves today. And if we begin, even a little bit, to recognise that the nuggets of 'enjoyment' we find in excess are as flimsy and futile, might we find a way out?","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46636895043742,"sku":"UBD-9781350409392","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781350409392.jpg?v=1774399028","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781350409392","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}