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The Parallax View
- Short Circuits
- By: Slavoj Žižek
- Narrated by: Matthew Hartford
- Length: 25 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3.5 out of 5 stars 19
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Performance2 out of 5 stars 18
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 18
The Parallax View is Slavoj Žižek's most substantial theoretical work to appear in many years; Žižek himself describes it as his magnum opus. Parallax can be defined as the apparent displacement of an object, caused by a change in observational position. Žižek is interested in the "parallax gap" separating two points between which no synthesis or mediation is possible, linked by an "impossible short circuit" of levels that can never meet. From this consideration of parallax, Žižek begins a rehabilitation of dialectical materialism.
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1 out of 5 stars
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No care in producing this audio book
- By David C. Baird on 06-01-21
- The Parallax View
- Short Circuits
- By: Slavoj Žižek
- Narrated by: Matthew Hartford
Exceptional, brilliant, intellectually satisfying
Reviewed: 11-07-21
This is not a book for a single continuous listen.
At first it seems like a dense philosophical quandary of ideas .... but beyond the non-everyday language there is a fast paced intellectual presentation - with examples and humor - of the personal perceptions that drive us and the policies we practice.
Prepare to be awed, challenged, amused and made to reevaluate your points of view.
I loved the examples based around various movies.
The lector had a challenging job and although you have to get used to his style I still think he did a fair job - I know I wouldn't.
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The Sublime Object of Ideology
- By: Slavoj Žižek
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
- Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 100
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 67
Slavoj Žižek's first book is a provocative and original work looking at the question of human agency in a postmodern world. In a thrilling tour de force that made his name, he explores the ideological fantasies of wholeness and exclusion which make up human society.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Listen
- By Anonymous User on 04-17-21
- The Sublime Object of Ideology
- By: Slavoj Žižek
- Narrated by: Chris MacDonnell
Great Listen
Reviewed: 04-17-21
I liked both content and narrator.
Zizek has an ability to suddenly make you aware of aspects of language and reasoning that are unaccessible in an Facebook world :-)
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The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks
- Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them
- By: Donald R. Prothero
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
- Length: 11 hrs and 2 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 154
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 134
The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks tells the fascinating stories behind the discoveries that shook the foundations of geology. In 25 chapters, Donald R. Prothero recounts the scientific detective work that shaped our understanding of geology, from the unearthing of exemplary specimens to tectonic shifts in how we view the inner workings of our planet.
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3 out of 5 stars
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More about scientists than science
- By Aunt Vee on 06-14-20
- The Story of the Earth in 25 Rocks
- Tales of Important Geological Puzzles and the People Who Solved Them
- By: Donald R. Prothero
- Narrated by: Tom Parks
Best geology intro and overview
Reviewed: 01-04-21
Beautiful presentation of how the big discoveries were made by people who loved the scietyfic enquiry.
This book is a masterpiece
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