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Philosophize This! · March 4, 2024 · 38m
Episode #198 — The Truth Is in the Process (Zizek pt. 3)
Zizek on ideology and dialectics. We're always already embedded in ideology — the question isn't 'can we escape ideology?' but 'can we become aware of the ideology we're embedded in?' Truth emerges through the process of confrontation, not from a neutral vantage point.
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Canon
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Zizek via West: ideology works precisely because it's invisible. Like the air you breathe, ideology shapes every perception without being perceived. 'Leaving ideology' is as impossible as 'leaving the environment.'
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West suggests meditation as a partial response to Zizek's challenge: while you can't fully escape ideology, meditation can reveal the process by which ideological thoughts arise — making the invisible visible.
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