Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek
For the last two centuries, Western philosophy has developed in the shadow ofÂ Hegel, an influence each new thinker struggles to escape. As a consequence,Â Hegelâ€™s absolute idealism has become the bogeyman of philosophy, obscuringÂ the fact that he is the defining philosopher of the historical transition toÂ modernity, a period with which our own times share startling similarities.,Today, as global capitalism comes apart at the seams, we are entering a newÂ period of transition. In Less Than Nothing, the product of a career-long focus onÂ the part of its author, Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek argues it is imperative we not simply return toÂ Hegel but that we repeat and exceed his triumphs, overcoming his limitationsÂ by being even more Hegelian than the master himself. Such an approach notÂ only enables Å½iÅ¾ek to diagnose our present condition, but also to engage in aÂ critical dialogue with key strands of contemporary thoughtâ€”Heidegger, Badiou,Â speculative realism, quantum physics, and cognitive sciences. Modernity willÂ begin and end with Hegel.,From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Less Than Nothing: Hegel and the Shadow of Dialectical Materialism