The Problem with Paradoxes | Slavoj Žižek, Sophie Allen, Hilary Lawson

Philosophy For Our Times

English - December 24, 2019 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB - ★★★★ - 249 ratings
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Once we assumed that reason and rationality would gradually uncover the truth. But from quantum mechanics to set theory, paradox it seems is found at the heart of our most revered theories and at the cornerstones of our thought. Are these paradoxes evidence that our theories are wrong and is it essential that they are overcome?

In this episode of Philosophy for Our Times, Slavoj Žižek, Sophie Allen, and Hilary Lawson debate whether paradox is an unavoidable consequence of human thought.

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