Tag Archives: Slavoj Žižek

A Bit of Truth

Posted on August 5, 2013 by sufiways

by Modaser Shah In his interesting, even entertaining, albeit difficult-to-read book titled LESS THAN NOTHING, Slavoj Žižek ascribes the following quote to Winston Churchill: “Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and hurry … Continue reading →

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Does Eternal Life Belong to Those Who Live in the Present?

Posted on June 18, 2013 by sufiways

by Modaser Shah “Eternal life belongs to those who live in the present,” Wittgenstein, in Tractatus, quoted in Less Than Nothing by Slavoj Žižek. Some random associations: This sounds more like a koan than a philosopher’s proposition, hence the meaning … Continue reading →

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