The Sublime Object of Ideology
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The Sublime Object of Ideology is a 1989 philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that applies Lacanian psychoanalysis to Marxist theory to explore how ideology structures subjectivity and social reality.
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| The Sublime Object of Ideology canonical | 3 |
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Target entity: The Sublime Object of Ideology Context triple: [Slavoj Žižek, notableWork, The Sublime Object of Ideology]
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A New Critique of Theoretical Thought
A New Critique of Theoretical Thought is a major philosophical work by Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd that presents his reformational critique of Western theoretical thought and develops his influential modal theory of reality.
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Critique of Dialectical Reason
Critique of Dialectical Reason is a major philosophical work by Jean-Paul Sartre that attempts to reconcile existentialism with Marxism through an analysis of history, freedom, and social structures.
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The Poverty of Philosophy
The Poverty of Philosophy is Karl Marx’s 1847 polemical work critiquing Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s economic theories and laying foundations for Marxist political economy.
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Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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E.
Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond
"Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines and contextualizes Jean Baudrillard’s intellectual development from his early Marxist influences to his later postmodern and poststructuralist theories.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: The Sublime Object of Ideology Target entity description: The Sublime Object of Ideology is a 1989 philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that applies Lacanian psychoanalysis to Marxist theory to explore how ideology structures subjectivity and social reality.
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A.
A New Critique of Theoretical Thought
A New Critique of Theoretical Thought is a major philosophical work by Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd that presents his reformational critique of Western theoretical thought and develops his influential modal theory of reality.
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B.
Critique of Dialectical Reason
Critique of Dialectical Reason is a major philosophical work by Jean-Paul Sartre that attempts to reconcile existentialism with Marxism through an analysis of history, freedom, and social structures.
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C.
The Poverty of Philosophy
The Poverty of Philosophy is Karl Marx’s 1847 polemical work critiquing Pierre-Joseph Proudhon’s economic theories and laying foundations for Marxist political economy.
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D.
Dialectic of Enlightenment
Dialectic of Enlightenment is a seminal 1947 philosophical work by Theodor W. Adorno and Max Horkheimer that critiques how Enlightenment rationality can lead to new forms of domination and barbarism in modern society.
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E.
Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond
"Jean Baudrillard: From Marxism to Postmodernism and Beyond" is a critical study by Douglas Kellner that examines and contextualizes Jean Baudrillard’s intellectual development from his early Marxist influences to his later postmodern and poststructuralist theories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| appliesTheory | Lacanian psychoanalysis to Marxism ⓘ |
| author | Slavoj Žižek ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
commodity fetishism
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ideological fantasy ⓘ overdetermination ⓘ sublime object ⓘ symbolic order ⓘ the Real ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
how ideology structures everyday life
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persistence of ideology after critique ⓘ relationship between ideology and enjoyment ⓘ role of fantasy in politics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ideological fantasy
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ideological interpellation ⓘ social reality ⓘ structure of ideology ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ the Real in Lacanian theory ⓘ |
| followedBy | For They Know Not What They Do ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophy
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political theory ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0860919710 ⓘ |
| hasPart | introduction by Ernesto Laclau in some editions ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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Jacques Lacan ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Louis Althusser ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining Lacanian psychoanalysis with Marxist critique
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introducing Žižek to the Anglophone theoretical scene ⓘ renewing discussion of ideology in critical theory ⓘ |
| partOf | Slavoj Žižek bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books ⓘ |
| subject |
Lacanian psychoanalysis
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Marxist theory ⓘ continental philosophy ⓘ critical theory ⓘ cultural theory ⓘ ideology ⓘ political philosophy ⓘ psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| usesTheoryOf | Jacques Lacan ⓘ |
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