Comments on: Žižek on the formally evil: unconditional love http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/ Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:14:21 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Rob http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/comment-page-1/#comment-8591 Rob Sun, 03 Jun 2007 08:04:51 +0000 http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/#comment-8591 This guy doesn't even know what he's talking about. Although some of his points (if you can call them that) are valid to a certain extent... well, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. ... I don't know.. he just seems to stray too much. Maybe his written material is better, but you won't find me reading it. This guy doesn’t even know what he’s talking about. Although some of his points (if you can call them that) are valid to a certain extent… well, even a blind squirrel finds an acorn once in a while. … I don’t know.. he just seems to stray too much. Maybe his written material is better, but you won’t find me reading it.

]]> By: Christo http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7121 Christo Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:26:05 +0000 http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/#comment-7121 The sock puppet analogy is good. I suppose I see us immersed in a marketplace of expression, where phrases and words are purchased and consumed for creative energy and agreeable excretions. But I think I'm realizing that to "buy" something has a connotation of safe detachment in this world of 30 day exchanges and full guarantees. Buying something today is more a posture of willingness to be possessed by an object with oneself as the innocent party than an actual leap into the full assumption of responsibility and possession of the object. I wonder what Richard Dawkins has to say about love... The sock puppet analogy is good.

I suppose I see us immersed in a marketplace of expression, where phrases and words are purchased and consumed for creative energy and agreeable excretions.

But I think I’m realizing that to “buy” something has a connotation of safe detachment in this world of 30 day exchanges and full guarantees. Buying something today is more a posture of willingness to be possessed by an object with oneself as the innocent party than an actual leap into the full assumption of responsibility and possession of the object.

I wonder what Richard Dawkins has to say about love…

]]> By: mwj http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7116 mwj Tue, 17 Apr 2007 11:10:53 +0000 http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/#comment-7116 i do not think that zizek wants you to buy it, christo. or maybe he does, but he certainly wouldn't be able to help himself to a little counter-intuitive theorizing on your capitalist response. love is the guerrilla meme that unbalances the equation. the matrix got that one right. as for his meanderings, his mannerisms, everything is intentional. he always apologizes for his stupid and simple examples, but every word is a relentless and bloodthirsty labour of love. he destroys not by ignoring or demonizing a thing, but by holding it in the vice grip of its own paradox and exposing it to savage and unflinching belief. ideas, like sock puppets, needs someone to put their hands inside, but zizek keeps shoving until their eyes pop out. .mwj i do not think that zizek wants you to buy it, christo. or maybe he does, but he certainly wouldn’t be able to help himself to a little counter-intuitive theorizing on your capitalist response.

love is the guerrilla meme that unbalances the equation. the matrix got that one right.

as for his meanderings, his mannerisms, everything is intentional. he always apologizes for his stupid and simple examples, but every word is a relentless and bloodthirsty labour of love. he destroys not by ignoring or demonizing a thing, but by holding it in the vice grip of its own paradox and exposing it to savage and unflinching belief. ideas, like sock puppets, needs someone to put their hands inside, but zizek keeps shoving until their eyes pop out.

.mwj

]]> By: Christo http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7086 Christo Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:20:00 +0000 http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/#comment-7086 I think I could discuss it, but I couldn't really explain it: brilliant thoughts amid much meandering definitely characterizes his style. But I think I'm kind of attracted to that style - meandering is a bedfellow of murmuring, know? I think I could discuss it, but I couldn’t really explain it: brilliant thoughts amid much meandering definitely characterizes his style. But I think I’m kind of attracted to that style – meandering is a bedfellow of murmuring, know?

]]> By: thomas http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/comment-page-1/#comment-7085 thomas Sun, 15 Apr 2007 21:04:03 +0000 http://www.christodeklerk.com/2007/04/13/zizek-on-the-formally-evil-unconditional-love/#comment-7085 I've only heard a few lectures and read a few articles. You'll have to tell me more about the book. In his lectures I found his meanderings a little tedious at times, but in the midst of his (very intentional) web of the tangental and irrelevent there are some really brilliant thoughts that gave me good reason to pause (listening to my ipod, weeding a garden bed). I’ve only heard a few lectures and read a few articles. You’ll have to tell me more about the book. In his lectures I found his meanderings a little tedious at times, but in the midst of his (very intentional) web of the tangental and irrelevent there are some really brilliant thoughts that gave me good reason to pause (listening to my ipod, weeding a garden bed).

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