Slavoj Žižek: What do the 'celebrity' philosopher's key ideas really tell us?
Often seeming to utilise parodic humour, Žižek has positioned himself as a ‘defender of lost causes’.
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Often seeming to utilise parodic humour, Žižek has positioned himself as a ‘defender of lost causes’.
The Slovenian philosopher is one of the world’s most famous thinkers. But what does he actually stand for?
In 452, an unarmed and unaccompanied Pope Leo I met Attila the Hun outside the gates of Rome and singlehandedly persuaded him not to sack the city. In 1095, Pope Urban II gave a rousing speech to the...
In 452, and unarmed and unaccompanied Pope Leo I met Attila the Hun outside the gates of Rome and singlehandedly persuaded him to not sack the city. In 1095, Pope Urban II gave a rousing speech to th...
The historian helped transform the writing of history – and with it our understanding of the modern world.