Event

In the second in a series of accessible, commute-length books of original thought, Slavoj Zizek, one of the world's greatest living philosophers, examines the new and highly-contested concept of 'event'.

An 'event' can be an occurrence that shatters ordinary life, a radical political rupture, a transformation of reality, a religious belief, the rise of a new art form, or an intense experience such as falling in love.

Taking us on a trip which stops at different definitions of 'event', Zizek addresses fundamental questions such as: are all things connected?

How much are we agents of our own fates? Which conditions must be met for us to perceive something as really existing?

In a world that's constantly changing, is anything new really happening?