Absolute Recoil
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Absolute Recoil is a philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that explores dialectical materialism through a radical rereading of Hegel and contemporary critical theory.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Absolute Recoil Context triple: [Slavoj Žižek, notableWork, Absolute Recoil]
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Ricochet
Ricochet is a 1991 action thriller film in which John Lithgow plays a sadistic criminal seeking revenge on a cop who put him behind bars.
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Rebirth
Rebirth is Lil Wayne’s rock-influenced studio album that marked a stylistic departure from his traditional hip-hop sound.
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Cold Game
Cold Game is a track featured on the hip-hop album "Doggumentary" by Snoop Dogg.
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Out of the Wasteland
Out of the Wasteland is a 2015 studio album by American rock band Lifehouse that marked their return after a brief hiatus, blending alternative rock with introspective, melodic songwriting.
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Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Absolute Recoil Target entity description: Absolute Recoil is a philosophical work by Slavoj Žižek that explores dialectical materialism through a radical rereading of Hegel and contemporary critical theory.
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A.
Ricochet
Ricochet is a 1991 action thriller film in which John Lithgow plays a sadistic criminal seeking revenge on a cop who put him behind bars.
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B.
Rebirth
Rebirth is Lil Wayne’s rock-influenced studio album that marked a stylistic departure from his traditional hip-hop sound.
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C.
Cold Game
Cold Game is a track featured on the hip-hop album "Doggumentary" by Snoop Dogg.
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D.
Out of the Wasteland
Out of the Wasteland is a 2015 studio album by American rock band Lifehouse that marked their return after a brief hiatus, blending alternative rock with introspective, melodic songwriting.
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E.
Weapon of Choice
Weapon of Choice is a hit song by British DJ and producer Norman Cook, better known as Fatboy Slim, famous for its funk-driven sound and its iconic music video featuring actor Christopher Walken dancing and flying through a hotel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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philosophical work ⓘ |
| author | Slavoj Žižek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United Kingdom
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United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| exploresConcept |
contradiction
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dialectics ⓘ ideology ⓘ materialism ⓘ negativity ⓘ ontology ⓘ parallax view ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
| genre | philosophy ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters
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introduction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
critique of contemporary theory
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logic of contradiction ⓘ political implications of philosophy ⓘ relationship between idealism and materialism ⓘ status of the subject in materialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
G. W. F. Hegel
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German idealism ⓘ
surface form:
German Idealism
Jacques Lacan NERFINISHED ⓘ Karl Marx ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ Western Marxism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Hegelian philosophy
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critical theory ⓘ dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of Hegelian dialectics with Lacanian psychoanalysis
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systematic defense of dialectical materialism in the 21st century ⓘ |
| philosophicalApproach |
radical rereading of Hegel
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renewal of dialectical materialism ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition |
Hegelian idealism
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surface form:
Hegelianism
Lacanian psychoanalysis ⓘ Marxism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Verso Books ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Less Than Nothing
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Living in the End Times ⓘ The Parallax View (1974 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Parallax View
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| targetAudience |
readers of Marxist theory
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scholars of critical theory ⓘ students of philosophy ⓘ |
| title | Absolute Recoil: Towards a New Foundation of Dialectical Materialism ⓘ |
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