Quantum History w/ Slavoj Žižek

Quantum History w/ Slavoj Žižek

From Žižek And So On by …and so on.

January 19, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

Slavoj Žižek discusses his new book Quantum History and various related concepts.

SLAVOJ ŽIŽEK is back on the show to talk about his new book Quantum History: A New Materialist Philosophy. We’re talking Quantum Variations, Superposition, Wave Collapse, Catastrophe, & So On. Thank you to everyone for supporting our project and keeping us going. The series on Quantum History will continue with some more interviews and episodes with some great guests who have been working on all of these things and we’re looking forward to it! SUPPORT US ON PATREON! See you in Paris, Ž&…

People in this episode

Host: …and so on.

Guest: Slavoj Žižek

Topics covered

  • quantum history
  • materialist philosophy
  • superposition
  • wave collapse
  • catastrophe

Keywords

  • quantum variations
  • superposition
  • wave collapse
  • catastrophe
  • materialist philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Quantum History: A New Materialist Philosophy

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