{"product_id":"9781350425651","title":"Žižek's The Sublime Object of Ideology A Reader’s Guide","description":"\u003ch3\u003eReader's Guides\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eŽižek's The Sublime Object of Ideology\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Reader’s Guide\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRafael Winkler\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Political\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1989, \u003ci\u003eThe Sublime Object of Ideology\u003c\/i\u003e was Žižek's breakthrough work, and is still regarded by many as his masterpiece. It was an iconoclastic reinvention of ideology critique that introduced the English-speaking world to Žižek's scorching brand of cultural and philosophical commentary and the multifaceted ways in which he explained it. Tying together concepts from aesthetics, psychoanalytic theory, cultural studies and the philosophy of belief, it changed the face of contemporary commentary and remains the underpinning of much of his subsequent thinking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis compelling guide introduces all of the influential thinkers and foundational concepts which Žižek draws on to create this seminal work. Grounding the text's many and varied references in the work of Peter Sloterdijk, Saul Kripke, Walter Benjamin, Jacques Lacan, Jacques Derrida, Immanuel Kant and G.W.F. Hegel, amongst others, helps students who are encountering this mercurial writer for the first time to understand the philosophical context of his early explorations. Each of Žižek's key arguments are unpacked and laid out, alongside an invaluable account of how \u003ci\u003eThe Sublime Object of Ideology \u003c\/i\u003eimpacted the critical terrain on which it landed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRafael Winkler \u003c\/b\u003eis a Professor of Philosophy at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePhilosophy of Finitude\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury, 2018) and editor of \u003ci\u003ePhenomenology and Naturalism\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eIdentity and Difference: Contemporary Debates on the Self\u003c\/i\u003e (2016).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 June 2024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350425651\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e176\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.92\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63534086979724,"sku":"9781350425651","price":26.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f7f248b9-abc5-4afd-bf17-ebd28aa086b1.jpg?v=1793312646","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350425651","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}