Slavoj Žižek | Why Be Happy When You Could Be Interesting? | Big Think

Why it was recommended

I'll leave you with this 2 minute video from Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek

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What it covers

A two-minute Big Think clip of Slavoj Zizek arguing that happiness is a conformist, even unethical goal. He asks why one would want to be happy when one could be interesting. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

Big Think

Length

2 min 1 sec

Year

2012

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