The Parallax View
by Slavoj Žižekliterary work· published 2006
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The Parallax View (2006) is a book by Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek. Like many of Žižek's books, it covers a wide range of topics, including philosophy, psychoanalysis, neuroscience, politics, literature, and film. Some of the authors discussed in detail include Jacques Lacan, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Karl Marx, Immanuel Kant, Martin Heidegger, Alain Badiou, Michael Hardt and Antonio Negri, Daniel Dennett, Antonio Damasio, Franz Kafka, and Henry James. The book was described by Žižek as his magnum opus, and it is considered notable because Žižek attempts therein to outline his system of thought.
Adaptations (1)
The Parallax View was adapted into a 1974 film.
The Parallax View1974 · film · 102 min · dir. Alan J. Pakula · IMDb ↗An ambitious reporter gets in trouble while investigating a senator's assassination which leads to a vast conspiracy involving a multinational corporation behind every event in the world's headlines.
