reifying (en)

make (something abstract) more concrete or real

res nullius (la)

(lit: nobody's thing) derived from private Roman law whereby res (an object in the legal sense, anything that can be owned, even a slave, but not a subject in law such as a citizen nor land) is not yet the object of rights of any specific subject

rhizomatic (en)

referring to a type of subterranean plant stem; as a metaphor, means interconnected

sansculottes (en)

a lower-class Parisian republican in the French Revolution; an extreme republican or revolutionary

semiotics (en)

the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation (adj: semiotic)

stagflation (en)

(stagnation + inflation) when inflation is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high

structural adjustment programs (en)

a term for the loans provided by the IMF and the World Bank to countries that experienced economic crises, which come with strings attached: privatisation and deregulation, mainly (the conditions are also known as the Washington Consensus)

subaltern (en)

(adj) of lower status; (noun) an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant

subjective violence (en)

a term used by Slavoj Žižek to refer to clearly delimited interpersonal violence committed by one subject to another; contrast with objective violence (either symbolic or systemic)

superego (en)

ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates (acc to Sigmund Freud)

superego (en)

ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates (acc to Sigmund Freud)

superego (en)

ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates (acc to Sigmund Freud)

superego (en)

ethical component of the personality and provides the moral standards by which the ego operates (acc to Sigmund Freud)

symbolic efficiency (en)

an idea that Zizek apparently talks about a lot, which he borrows from Lacan (?): that facts become true only if they are known by the “big Other” (public opinion, social values, etc) in addition to ourselves

symbolic violence (en)

a term used by Slavoj Žižek to refer to a form of objective violence that has to do with language

systemic violence (en)

a term used by Slavoj Žižek to refer to a form of objective violence that underlies our economic and political systems

talion (en)

(from the Latin talio) a retaliation authorized by law, in which the punishment corresponds in kind and degree to the injury (eye for an eye)

talion (en)

(from the Latin talio) a retaliation authorized by law, in which the punishment corresponds in kind and degree to the injury (eye for an eye)

teleological (en)

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

teleological (en)

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

teleological (en)

the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion

topoi (grk)

(noun, from Greek) plural of topos; used in the context of classical Greek rhetoric to mean "topic"

topoi (grk)

(noun, from Greek) plural of topos; used in the context of classical Greek rhetoric to mean "topic"

trenchant (en)

(adjective) keen, sharp / (adjective) vigorously effective and articulate / (adjective) caustic / (adjective) sharply perceptive; penetrating / (adjective) clear-cut, distinct

trenchant (en)

(adjective) keen, sharp / (adjective) vigorously effective and articulate / (adjective) caustic / (adjective) sharply perceptive; penetrating / (adjective) clear-cut, distinct