Probably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj Žižek explores the meaning of events in this short and digestible book.

An event can be an occurrence that shatters ordinary life, a radical political rupture, a transformation of reality, a religious belief, the rise of a new art form, or an intense experience such as falling in love.

Taking us on a trip that stops at different definitions of event, Žižek addresses fundamental questions such as: are all things connected? How much are we agents of our own fates? Which conditions must be met for us to perceive something as really existing? In a world that’s constantly changing, is anything new really happening? Drawing on references from Plato to arthouse cinema, the Big Bang to Buddhism, Event is a journey into philosophy at its most exciting and elementary.

Author: Slavoj Žižek
Publisher: Melville House Publishing
Page Count: 182pp
Size: 5.5 x 8.25
Notes: paperback
Date of Publication: August 26, 2014
ISBN: 978-1612194110