Best of Slavoj Žižek | On cynicism, pleasure, philosophy, and more

[@TheInstituteOfArtAndIdeas]

What do you think about Žižek's philosophy? Let us know in the comments below! To see an in-depth interview with Slavoj, visit iai.tv/video/the-life-and-philosophy-of-slavoj-zizek?KZbin&+comment&

[@farrider3339]

Thanks I tried. Let me just mention, as birthday gift also to his fan(atic)s you could have let run for free 😕

[@brankopetrovski9271]

Did he ever visited a psihiatar?

[@pnf197]

Happy Birthday Zizek, but likely you don't celebrate your own historical self! You are sir, the most entertaining and informative philosopher of our times. Thank you for broadening my own thoughts and feelings....

[@DimitarBerberu]

The best mind engaging philosopher. Thanks Slavoj. Sorry I didn't discover you while I was in the holistic beautiful Yugoslavia & I am also non-conformist

[@exailmle]

I feel like my mind has been fed, but with something that it must chew for a long time. Very enjoyable, so many ideas.

[@coltonhenry3636]

I love that!

[@sr-gc6vh]

It's mostly garbage.

[@exailmle]

@@sr-gc6vh gee thanks for letting me know. I am lucky you did, or I would still be unenlightened.

[@sedeslav]

Sretan rođendan, profesore! :)

[@BK_CreativeCurse]

So versatile. So charming. So dirty. Happy Birthday Zizek.

[@morontracker9803]

Love your comment.

[@BenHurensohn]

SZ is insane, on cocaine and an obviously crazy communist. F him.

[@fhinq2776]

Please protect this man at all costs, Hope he still lives in 10-20 years 🥲

[@dragantodoric7423]

Oh, beautiful. Thank you.

[@maxjohnsson1412]

Happy birthday, Zizek, and so on and so on..

[@martincano3220]

The video’s unexpected start took me by surprise 😂😂, but then again, what else could I expect from the enigmatic Slavoj Žižek? 🎉🎂 Happy birthday to the man who fearlessly dives into uncharted intellectual waters! May his philosophical musings continue to provoke and inspire us all! 📚🌟🎈

[@AlexanderVerney-Elliott-ep7dw]

Slavoj Žižek is a genius-thinker; and years ahead of all thinker-philsophers today.... Slavoj Žižek actually thinks.... which is so extremely rare today....

[@DangeloBadu]

Monsigniore Zizec, Happy Birthday!!! Bon Compleanno Natale@ Tanti Auguri In Bocca Lupo di rome!

[@ay_U_K_Buddy]

Happy birthday Slavoj, alles gute zum Geburtstag 🎉

[@lateefriaz2907]

Happy birthday guru ❤

[@almanahulzilnicdesuceava5379]

Happy birthday!!!

[@maxheadrom3088]

The woman in "Day by Night" was Jaqueline Bisset who played the main actress in the film that's being made.

[@valariemgutierrexa.k.a.map6085]

Happy belated Birthday wishes, Zee! May the Universe "Phil" the day with Y0R heart's highest desire! 🍎 Apple for the teacher! 🍎

[@gukagudashvili]

Happy birthday! I love you!

[@greyshadow6576]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[@مشتاقاحمد-ز5و]

سالگرہ مبارک ❤congratulations, in urdu language of Pakistan

[@dragonfly_00]

💚

[@amondocs3061]

Missed opportunity not calling this video "On cynicism, pleasure, philosophy, and so on."

[@ReginaJune]

21:49 if it looks “not good” that is the only language non entities have to pray to you for mercy. Try to diagnose the situation, the root of the problem and see what can be done to resolve right mind, right heart and right life.

[@HenryCasillas]

🌻

[@Bosshog-WealthHealthBetterment]

I'm a Classical Liberal and so right leaning. Obviously Zizek isn't especially aligned to my natural outlook. But it's great to listening and read him, because he often identifies the problems incredibly well. Even if I don't agree with his solutions, I feel better for being challenged. That aside, I have always enjoyed Zizek's mention of Masks (minute 16 or so, for a couple of minutes - hard to give exact references with Slavoj! :D). That there is a truth in that we wear these masks for more than just dressing up, but because they represent a truth in ourselves that we are not yet ready to face. I feel that regardless of where you begin and where you end, you are made better by listening or reading to Slavoj.

[@farrider3339]

A very nice compilation of Slavoy The Hurricane Zizek. One thing for me is a bit frustrating. Namely, in his talks he never goes to the end, when it comes to Trans- and Identity politics. Quote Zizek : "The problem of identity politics (...) it presupposes, that identies exist. I don't think they exist." There are quite some open words needed here, especially when we look at misery caused by the fixation on the benefits identity is supposed to bring. Compensatory Fetishism is just one terms here demanding a closer look. Sorry, I talk too much ;)

[@geoffreynhill2833]

Tinkly Music Alert !!!

[@isa-manuelaalbrecht2951]

Better to use sarcasme if nothing helps out of bad situation..thank you dearle,you often made and saved my day...🎉🤩😏🤭🤗😘

[@isa-manuelaalbrecht2951]

Freedom ist the awareness of our conditioneerings..never trust people that try to sell ya any kinds of ideoligies..masked in...with...😏🧐

[@starofsiam1]

I found you via Jordan Peterson. Love you both. Don’t stop blasting out your light man🙏

[@rishabhthakur8773]

Love is selfless but attachment is selfish and is a function of chemicals in your brain. Love need wisdom but Attachment happen due to foolishness. Love is freedom.

[@FleaMarketSocialist]

15:15 ...is that fucking Destiny?

[@geoffreydawson5430]

And what will be our next homage to Auguste Comte? But I do enjoy Slavoj's enthusiasm. For myself will not connect with any social form, only forced. No matter the politics.

[@gecorp]

Slavoj=Voltaire...you never will know if he is a genius or just a nice guy talking...and it is in the midst of that dissidence where their messages gain significance.

[@DarthVagen]

As far as I know Voltaire was not a very nice chap

[@CaptainSamuelVimesBootsTheory]

Happy bird day my love

23:29 classic Zizek moment

[@FG-fc1yz]

auch zur MA: 41:25 Bsp. zur Negativität (der formalen An-Zeige des Mangels) Wie das konkrete Phänomen wahrgenommen wird ist immer auch das Produkt der möglichen Interpretationen des Phänomens, die sich in der Wahrnehmung und im Verhalten konkretisieren konnten (z.B Interpr. der Österreichischen Schule) 43:02 Prozess ist blind und radikal offen, ontologisch nicht ideell konstituiert: keine objektiven Prozesse, Gesetze

[@ReginaJune]

31:40 I’m still trying to understand polyamory myself- is sociopath lite? You use agents to satisfy your own needs but those agents are sometimes cooperative even though they don’t want to. Because women have been degraded and have to be lucky for scraps like dogs.

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

17:05 does Destiny not have a sense of humor? Does he not like Žižek?

[@korpen2858]

It looks like he's bringing out his inner self 😂

[@CrazyLinguiniLegs]

@@korpen2858 😂

[@rafaelvalseca551]

Teo faces just one lord,"In Gold We Trust!

[@maxheadrom3088]

I started reading Karl Popper's "The Open Society And Its Enemies" and I learned that Popper considered metaphysical knowledge to play an important part in human societies. The Austrian philosopher argues that with the end of religion, sciences - particularly human sciences - have substituted gods with oversimplified explanations like "Hitler caused WWII". The faith people have in that statement causes us to easily accpept infanticide as a solution when we're asked the famous time machine/kill baby hitler question. People think that going to the past an killing a baby will result in no WWII because we have been told the oversimplified history. Another effect, Popper argues, of such oversimplification is how easily we don't consider nor inquire into the unintended results of our actions and of random events. Now we're facing a global crisis that most likely will cause the end of human life on earth - climate change - and for some reason those who try a deeper and more complex analysis of the two ongoing military conflicts are quickly labeled "appeasers", "fascists", "anti-semite" or "terrorist".

[@alex79suited]

Ever see that Van Halen video, where roth is being brought out in a towel and handcuffs? Oh, happy birthday, Zizec. Peace ✌️ 😎. Lol

[@akai.christo]

Thank you so much for such clear, direct and helpful talks. I like when he mentioned about the Opium War which is something people that will like to understand what's going on in the world's macro economics board, must study to understand the present. Worked for 15 years with Coca plant lecturing tourists from all over the world about how Peru's cocaine cartels begun, of course always started explaining The Opium War, when all cartel system begun. Personally I respect and admire the way how China emerged and most of all emulated and perfect what the West created. The way China saved, multiplied and invested the money is amazingly intelligent. Something important to mention is that while West expanded and expands imposing and exploiting, China does it by giving before taking. Most citizens of the world were born, raised and live in a community somewhere in an island, in the mountains or jungle, and thats why it is easier for China to expand and invest anywhere on Earth, it doesn't mean that indigenous or native community people are communists, it only means that they are aware of others, something Capitalism's egoism lacks.

[@DJWESG1]

Risk society coming through strong here.

[@taloneié.farônc]

I find your line of thinking graciously swift yet the silver lining is still flickering. There is a demographic that does not reside in the philosophy of nature, as in the example of trees and animals, of their inanimateness as serving stepping stones into what could be called an overthrow of physiology/mirage without necessecarily valuing their natural ability to territorialize consciousness even if exclusively empirically. Happy Birthday, may the dragon grant you passage. 🎉

[@AAA9549-w7w]

I never understand what he is.talking about. Metaphysician Philosopher

[@bennaarsongidi]

This is a travesty of a channel nowadays full of controversial topics that have no consequence

[@juricadogan3870]

Lately I've been having more respect for doers than for thinkers.

[@DJWESG1]

That's because you've read jung?

[@elbisreverband]

Thinking is also doing

[@themos3s]

@@elbisreverband bingo

[@andrewkelynack1019]

........charlatan!

[@spindoctor6385]

Load of hypocritical fluff.

[@tomangochapati]

Why hypocritical? I don't get it.

[@MasterK-hv4ws]

Slavoj Zizek is a clown

[@farrider3339]

You have to be one, to recognise one 😊

[@MasterK-hv4ws]

@@farrider3339 that makes no sense

[@cameronsmith8775]

Sure he is a clown, and only the court jester can criticize the king (I know it’s cliche). If you don’t understand his arguments you don’t also have to disregard him entirely. You can either argue against him or keep your ignorant opinion to yourself.

[@sr-gc6vh]

What are his arguments? He mostly makes incoherent comments, that sound smart but really lack any substance.

[@SeanAnthony-j7f]

@@sr-gc6vh what is substance? And what incoherent comments?

[@edga7999]

Žižek, you are an iguanodon🦖.😄 Zip it. 🤐