Welcome to the desert of the realSlavoj Žižek
Welcome to the desert of the real
by Slavoj Žižek · first published 2012
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There's a great one at the start of Slavoj Zizek's Welcome to the Desert of the Real: In an old joke from the defunct German Democratic Republic, a German worker gets a job in Siberia; aware of how all mail will be read by censors, he tells his friends: “Let’s establish a code: if a…
on “CIA Declassified Coldwar Russian Jokes [pdf]” ↗Many. In short: All books written by Witold Gombrowicz (Diary if have to pick one), All books written by Slavoj Zizek (Welcome to the Desert of the Real: Five Essays on September 11 and Related Dates if have to pick one) Recently read and significant: The Logic of Scientific Discovery, Karl Popper, Market Wizards: Interviews with Top Traders, Jack…
on “Ask YC: favorite books” ↗…the Crisis in Physics to the Future of the Universe - Lee Smolin The Trouble with Physics: The Rise of String Theory, the Fall of a Science, and What Comes Next - Lee Smolin The Matrix and Philosophy: Welcome to the Desert of the Real - William Irwin
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