10 Philosophers Who Will Change Your Life — theculturetrip.com

For better or worse, the Slovenian philosopher and cultural critic Slavoj Žižek is a major figure in today's pop culture. Much like the philosophies of Michel Foucault or Jacques Derrida before him, although Žižek's philosophy has attracted the interest of the masses, it is nevertheless not easily understood as he draws on the writings of such important yet complex figures as Hegel and Kant and psychoanalyst Jacques Lacan. Besides his views on politics and culture, Žižek's communications approach has not only brought his philosophy to the central stage on debates about economics and politics, but more importantly, Žižek has to some extent made philosophy itself relevant again to political discussions, putting an emphasis on thinking rather than just doing.

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