The Ticklish Subject. The Absent Center of Political Ontology

“The Ticklish Subject” is one of the first foundational books by the world-renowned philosopher Slavoj Žižek. In it, the author demonstrates how the Lacanian notion of the subject can be applied to the realm of politics, how the subject functions in the social sphere, and also offers a sharp critique of the philosophies of Marx, Hegel, Freud, Kant, Heidegger, Derrida, Butler, Badiou, Laclau, Rancière, Balibar, and other key figures of the intellectual horizon. “The Ticklish Subject” is one of those studies by which the philosophy of the 21st century will be judged, a future “new classic” and one of the most important intellectual works of its time.