{"product_id":"zizeks-jokes","title":"Zizek's Jokes","description":"\u003cb\u003e i ek as comedian: jokes in the service of philosophy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.  Ludwig Wittgenstein\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe good news is that this book offers an entertaining but enlightening compilation of  i ekisms. Unlike any other book by Slavoj  i ek, this compact arrangement of jokes culled from his writings provides an index to certain philosophical, political, and sexual themes that preoccupy him. \u003ci\u003e i ek's Jokes\u003c\/i\u003e contains the set-ups and punch lines as well as the offenses and insults that  i ek is famous for, all in less than 200 pages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo what's the bad news  There is no bad news. There's just the inimitable Slavoj  i ek, disguised as an impossibly erudite, politically incorrect uncle, beginning a sentence,  There is an old Jewish joke, loved by Derrida...  For  i ek, jokes are amusing stories that offer a shortcut to philosophical insight. He illustrates the logic of the Hegelian triad, for example, with three variations of the  Not tonight, dear, I have a headache  classic: first the wife claims a migraine; then the husband does; then the wife exclaims,  Darling, I have a terrible migraine, so let's have some sex to refresh me!  A punch line about a beer bottle provides a Lacanian lesson about one signifier. And a  truly obscene  version of the famous  aristocrats  joke has the family offering a short course in Hegelian thought rather than a display of unspeakables.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e i ek's Jokes\u003c\/i\u003e contains every joke cited, paraphrased, or narrated in  i ek's work in English (including some in unpublished manuscripts), including different versions of the same joke that make different points in different contexts. The larger point being that comedy is central to  i ek's seriousness.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buchserien.de","offers":[{"title":"Neuware","offer_id":53853305864530,"sku":"9780262535304","price":15.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/7002\/3593\/files\/unnamed_3f673bb0-ad80-4421-8ed7-5da06b124d9a.jpg?v=1782579840","url":"https:\/\/www.buchserien.de\/products\/zizeks-jokes","provider":"Buchserien.de","version":"1.0","type":"link"}