Slavoj Žižek - Living In The End Times. Speech at London School of Economics July 2010

[dynomike1964]

My god this dude loves his booze.

[cergravini7]

What is happening with who is recording the video!??

[kasitera]

Some have been asking the name of the friend from India, whom he refers to at the start of the video. I believe it's Dr. Saroj Giri of the University of Delhi.

[michielr1aert]

at 1:03:15 Zizek, quoting Terry Eaglton tells about a Marxist Historian. Can anybody catch his name? Could it be Edward. P. Thompson?



[adycousins]

@michielr1aert he refers to Eric Hobsbawm - see: watch?v=u0IeOGQElXw

[michielr1aert]

@adycousins many thanks

[fightefx]

was the dude with the camera drunk??

[YoLninYo]

please try to move the camera MORE VIOLENTLY next time, I'm not completely nauseous...

[sonic9rg]

who is the indian social philosopher? what is his name?

[yarco8000]

Thanks very much for putting this up.

If Chichi ever comes again I reckon investment in a tripod would pay aesthetic dividends.

[SLACKER614]

capitalism has created the current economic crisis..pure and simple...the apologists are running their spin machine 24/7 to blame everything else...a crisis is a terrible thing to waste...AGITATE...ORGANIZE....­.EDUCATE....we can end capitalism in our lifetime..

[simiyachaq]

around 32:00 when he mentions this realization by this east german computer scientist... It sounds shockingly similar to Fresco's Resource-Based economy principle of cybernation of production processes and assessment of human needs... cool

[BluestyleY]

isn't there a name for what this guy has.. with all the ticks.. something like ADD or is that something else.. tourette but with tics.. other then that he's good with philosophy, . only problem i have with him is he concetrates to much on politics.. left/right it doesn't matter, .. what is at stake is the human mind, ..what is the state of that human mind? ..can that state be in peace? .. such is the discourse that is needed, all else is just politics on philosophical steroids..

[blueingreentrain]

tripod!

 thanks for upload

[blueingreentrain]

tripod!



[Johnny75416]

Is this the great white dope - the bourgeois hero of Marxist academia? Proof surely, if it were needed, that the dream is over.

[StueyapStuey]

zizekinchina - he starts the discussion of the 'we' at 0:38:04, runs to 0:41:25.

[StueyapStuey]

zizekinchina - he starts the discussion of the 'we' at 38:04.

[EvilFercho]

i like what he says. not sure about how he says it though. his nervous ticks are really distracting. maybe is just better to just listen like radio.

[VenusAsABoyFilms]

@EvilFercho I understand but those "nervous ticks" give him character. :-)

[Kmezon2]

thanks for uploading the video

[zizekinchina]

I watched all of it but there a particular part I liked and wanted to watch again but can't find. Could somebody link me to the time when he talks about what he means by 'we', i.e. the we in the future tense as in Searle's notion of performativity?? I've been flipping through it for an hour now and still can't find it!

[zizekinchina]

Thanks for the upload. I really enjoyed this. Do you know where I could get a transcript?

I eagerly await his book on Hegel.

[coldcallinguk]

He rubs his nose a lot. Is he on Coke?

[msinummoc]

What the hell is he saying about toleraton of incest in Noway? I am a norwegian, and it is (still) illegal.

[rageworx]

try using a tripod next time... really giving me a headache!

[simulacralcyborg]

who is the friend he quotes at the beginning? thanks.

[MrWonkish]

@simulacralcyborg Ananta Kumar Giri

[trajanus28]

oh my god HOLD THE CAMERA STILL

[adjohnson916]

The London School of Economics? But economics almost inherently favors markets, which the ol' charming Marxist ought to oppose for some obscure reason...

[adycousins]

@adjohnson916: infantile reasoning

[adjohnson916]

@adycousins Enlighten me?

[adycousins]

@adjohnson916 conclusion of your statement is that no marxist should ever speak in an institution with "economics" in its title because that implies support for markets. That's infantile reasoning. Marx's famous tracts were all about political economy based on a close reading of the writings of contemporary economists.

[adjohnson916]

@adycousins As far as I was aware, and especially in London, fundamental modern economic theory is modeled on supply and demand in the context of markets. I didn't expect such a school to entertain anti-market theorists. But then again, it is academia.

[msinummoc]

@adjohnson916 And you have it all wrong. It is not the anti-market theorists who are entertained by the modern economics. It is the modern economics being entertained by the anti-market theorists!

[redresonant]

@adjohnson916 Y'all are obviously totally ignorant. The London School of Economics has traditionally been a major center of Marxism. Marixsm is economics. OMG. there is no hope for us as a species.

[msinummoc]

@adjohnson916 Infantile indeed. Absolutely central to marxist theory, is its economical part.

[ipwnorcs]

@adjohnson916 So, the economics of ancient tribal society favored markets?

[konradvalladaresv]

@adjohnson916 @adjohnson916 Marx is considered one of the most important economists of all times. Marxism is a way to interprete social and historical events from an economics point of view. If there is something marxism has been blamed of that is of being too oriented towards economics.

[konradvalladaresv]

@adjohnson916 Marxist economist do not oppose completely free market operation because of obscure reasons, but because they believe markets cannot operate without some intervention, which are called "market failure" reasons. We can agree or oppose marxist economics, but deny their existence is nonsense.

[koreindian1]

@adjohnson916 Besides, the London School of Economics was founded by the Fabian Society and George Bernard Shaw.

[deciothomas]

@RedGaribaldi it´s for a new revolution. freedom!

[kingeric77]

just for once it would be nice to listen to zz without all the pathetic post-grad fanboy laughing

[RedGaribaldi]

Time for a strong dose of the left!

[miscpro]

I think the camera is re-enacting the hand movements of Slavo Zizek! It's a very interesting talk though.

[pinklamp987]

what's wrong with the camera man... Im feeling dizzy...

[Happy0]

@pinklamp987 @dropcum just be grateful he uploaded it. the sound quality's all that matters, ultimately, and it's more than fine. :P

[pinklamp987]

@Happy0 Thanks for showing me the big picture..... :)

[Happy0]

@pinklamp987 you're welcome! :P (sorry for the late reply), haha

[dropcum]

So much camera shake?