Judith Butler, Slavoj Žižek, Byung-Chul Han: How to be a rock star of ideas
There are authors who leap out of the hallowed halls of academia and reach the general public, stirring up great passions. Why do they have fans and not just readers?
Slavoj Žižek, philosopher: ‘Wisdom is what I hate most, it is absolute conformist stupidity’
The Slovenian thinker, always controversial and politically incorrect, believes the good old days of liberal social democracy are over. In an exclusive interview, he says we are facing a new era in which it’s not possible to think of a better world, but merely of survival
Byung-Chul Han, the philosopher who lives life backwards: ‘We believe we’re free, but we’re the sexual organs of capital’
EL PAÍS met with the famous thinker in Berlin. Known for his short sentences, the author of ‘The Burnout Society’ works at night and sleeps during the day
Why pop philosopher Mark Fisher fascinates young leftists
The British cultural critic who died by suicide six years ago questioned the fundamentals of neoliberalism and described a generation trapped in the work-life loop. He is still very much alive on social networks and in books that remember him
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