Slavoj Žižek - The Reality of the Virtual (Part 1/8)

Slavoj Zizek is one of the most distinguished and politically engaged thinkers of our time. In this tour de force filmed lecture, he lucidly and compellingly reflects on belief - which takes him from Father Christmas to democracy - and on the various forms that belief takes, drawing on Lacanian categories of thought. In a radical dismissal of today's so called post-political era, he mobilizes the paradox of universal truth urging us to dare to enact the impossible. It is a characteristic virtuoso performance, moving promiscuously from subject to subject but keeping the larger argument in view.

Original Title:
Slavoj Zizek: The Reality of the Virtual

Also Known As (new title):
Manufacturing Reality: Slavoj Zizek and the Reality of the Virtual

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogh7sFPLvnw&feature=related