{"product_id":"9781612194127","title":"Event: A Philosophical Journey Through A Concept","description":"\u003cb\u003eProbably the most famous living philosopher, Slavoj Žižek explores the meaning of events in this short and digestible book\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTaking us on a trip that stops at different definitions of event, Žižek  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? Drawing on references from  Plato to arthouse cinema, the Big Bang to Buddhism, \u003ci\u003eEvent\u003c\/i\u003e is a journey into philosophy at its most exciting and elementary.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139233399024,"sku":"9781612194127","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781612194127_p0.jpg?v=1763848092","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781612194127","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}