Category Archives: Peter Sloterdijk

Zizek, Derrida and other lecturers

Graham Harman has a followup to my post on Zizek here. He draws an interesting comparison between Zizek and Derrida as speakers. I heard Derrida speak twice – once was a setpiece event in Oxford, which was called ‘A Short … Continue reading

Posted in Jacques Derrida, Judith Butler, Peter Sloterdijk, Slavoj Zizek, Society and Space | 4 Comments

Sloterdijk on Cycling

Eighteen months old, but still interesting, discussion of cycling, doping and Mont Ventoux… http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,565111,00.html

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History and Philosophy

I’d not intended this blog to be quite so contemporary and political, but the British election and the Middlesex situation have dominated the posting so far. These events and the conferences and workshops I’ve attended over the past couple of … Continue reading

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