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The celebrated philosopher explores the end of global capitalism at the hands of its key drivers—the ‘4 riders of the apocalypse'—in this analysis “of fierce brilliance” (Guardian). There should no longer be any doubt: global capitalism is fast approaching its terminal crisis. Slavoj Žižek has identified the 4 horsemen of this coming apocalypse: the worldwide ecological crisis; imbalances within the economic system; the biogenetic revolution; and exploding social divisions and ruptures. But if the end of capitalism seems to many like the end of the world, how is it possible for Western society to face up to the end times? In a major new analysis of our global situation, Žižek argues that our collective responses to economic Armageddon correspond to the stages of grief: ideological denial, explosions of anger and attempts at bargaining, followed by depression and withdrawal.After passing through this zero-point, we can begin to perceive the crisis as a chance for a new beginning. Slavoj Žižek shows the cultural and political forms of these stages of ideological avoidance and political protest, from New Age obscurantism to violent religious fundamentalism. Concluding with a compellin

Who reads Living in the End Times?

Author

Slavoj Žižek [Žižek, Slavoj]

Publisher

Verso Books

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781781683705

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Philosophy, History, Sociology

Rating

3.79 / 5 (1,185 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14