Organs without Bodies: On Deleuze and Consequences

With a new introduction by the author

In this deliciously polemical work, a giant of cultural theory immerses himself in the ideas of a giant of French thought. In his inimical style, Zizek links Deleuze's work with both Oedipus and Hegel, figures from whom the French philosopher distanced himself. Zizek turns some Deleuzian concepts around in order to explore the 'organs without bodies' in such films as Fight Club and the works of Hitchcock. Finally, he attacks what he sees as the 'radical chic' Deleuzians, arguing that such projects turn Deleuze into an ideologist of today's 'digital capitalism'. With his brilliant energy and fearless argumentation, Zizek sets out to restore a truer, more radical Deleuze than the one we thought we knew.

Author: Slavoj Zizek
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 04/26/2012
Series: Routledge Classics
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780415519045
Revised Edition