{"product_id":"surplus-enjoyment-a-guide-for-the-non-perplexed-paperback","title":"Surplus-Enjoyment: A Guide for the Non-Perplexed - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSlavoj Zizek\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 Zizek'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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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, Zizek 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?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlavoj Zizek \u003c\/b\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.4 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51764753367328,"sku":"9781350409392","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/8364d3cc37b219f351a606e8795f1b37.webp?v=1780254040","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/surplus-enjoyment-a-guide-for-the-non-perplexed-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}