Zizek Peterson Debate Reaction

Below is the transcript of zizek s introductory statement.

Zizek peterson debate reaction. They needed enemies needed combat because in their solitudes they had so little to offer. First a brief introductory remark. The peterson žižek encounter was the ultra rare case of a debate in 2019 that was perhaps too civil. What this debate represented was a confrontation of two opposing ideologies.

In a sense this two ideologies are following a completely different worldview and people tend to feel strongly about their views. The reaction to the debate between the anti pc psychologist and the slovenian marxist shows that it s easy to surrender thought to public intellectuals. Peterson discussing happiness capitalism vs. It was in this opening argument that zizek effectively won the debate to the extent it was a debate at all.

By brian anderson gil california polytechnic state university san luis obispo. Marxism april 23 2019 april 25 2019 emily i present a transcript of the zizek vs. Thoughts x april 16 2020. žižek was supposed to be in the corner of marxism and peterson in capitalism.

Both rejected happiness as a primary goal for individuals and societies. Zizek comments on behind the scenes discussions with peterson the issue of profiting off of the debate political correctness the lobster problem peters. I cannot but notice the irony of how peterson and i the participants in this duel of the century are both marginalised by the official academic community. In the debate peterson and žižek agreed on many issues including a criticism of political correctness and identity politics.

Amidst the peterson zizek debate we should still think for ourselves. I also think zizek is a very honest and twisted fun character but did not address alot of peterson s must substantial content further cementing a wall between the two and forcing peterson to play the solipsistic one. Be it religion sport or other. In my opinion its because of the format of the debate and it was doomed from the beginning.