Probably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj -i-ek explores the concept of ''event'', in the second in this new series of easily digestible philosophy
What is really happening when something happens?
In the second in a new series of accessible, commute-length books of original thought, Slavoj -i-ek, one of the world''s greatest living philosophers, examines the new and highly-contested concept of Event.
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 which stops at different definitions of Event, -i-ek 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?
