PANDEMIC! - COVID-19 SHAKES THE WORLD

Slavoj Žižek

OR Books

2020

146 páginas

4h 52m

ISBN-13: 9781682192467

As an unprecedented global pandemic sweeps the planet, who better than the supercharged Slovenian philosopher, Slavoj Žižek to uncover its deeper meanings, marvel at its mind-boggling paradoxes, and speculate on the profundity of its consequences, all in a manner that will have you sweating profusely and gasping for breath?

We live in a moment when the greatest act of love is to stay distant from the object of your affection. When governments renowned for ruthless cuts in public spending can suddenly conjure up trillions. When toilet paper becomes a commodity as precious as diamonds. And when, according to Žižek, a new form of communism may be the only way of averting a descent into global barbarism.

Written with his customary brio and love of analogies in popular culture (Quentin Tarantino and H.G. Wells sit next to Hegel and Marx in these pages), Žižek provides a concise and provocative snapshot of the crisis as it widens, engulfing us all.

Resenhas (2)

4 (Muito bom)

Um livro com ensaios escritos no primeiro semestre de 2020, muitos ainda antes de março, quando o mundo ainda não havia sido tomado pela peste. É as vezes como ler um aviso que você não leu, meio ficção cientifica, mesmo que seja no momento sua própria distopia.