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Beethoven's Ninth as Critique of Ideology - Slavoj Zizek

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#1 ·
Slovene philosopher Slavoj Zizek explains the enormous appeal of Beethoven's Ode to Joy, its seemingly paradoxical use for all sorts of different political agendas and Beethoven's true genius:



What do you think of Zizek? I've always appreciated his insights in social analysis, this video made me like him even more.
 
#3 ·
Yes, a good video. Zizek is one of the good guys.
 
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