Introducing Slavoj Žižek is one of the Introducing Graphic Guides, an award-winning collection of books that employ text and graphics to explore the biggest ideas mankind has ever come up with. The app transforms the 174 page book into an interactive format enjoyable on any mobile device including tablets, also featuring notes, comments and social sharing capabilities. About the Book’The most dangerous philosopher in the West”The superstar messiah of the new left”The Elvis of cultural theory’Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek inspires dramatic headlines. But what does he really think?Charting his meteoric rise in popularity, Christopher Kul-Want and Piero explore Žižek’s timely analyses of today’s global crises concerning ecology, mounting poverty, war, civil unrest and revolution. Covering topics from philosophy and ethics, politics and ideology and religion and art, to literature, cinema, corporate marketing, quantum physics and virtual reality, Introducing Slavoj Žižek deftly explains Žižek’s virtuoso ability to transform apparently outworn ideologies – Communism, Marxism and psychoanalysis – into a new theory of freedom and enjoyment.Topics covered include:➔ The Idea of Truth➔ Morality and Human Nature➔ Nature the Destroyer➔ The Paranoia of 9/11➔ The Big Other➔ Re-Evaluating Stalin➔ Quantum Uncertainty…and much, much more.About the AppThe Introducing App is more than just a direct conversion of the print edition. It is an adaptation of the content into a look-and-feel tailor made for the iPhone. Each page is broken down to be easily read on a smaller screen. All illustrations are animated to further drive the narrative, and to help clarify some very challenging ideas. This approach, named Story View, offers a completely unique way to enjoy the Introducing Graphic Guide series. For those who prefer the original book format, the iPad version also includes Classic View, which presents the pages exactly as they appear in the print version. Rotating the iPad allows readers to view one page at a time in portrait, or two at a time in landscape.Some other features include:➔ Complete Chapter Index➔ Page by Page Browsing using CoverFlow➔ Taking Notes Across Devices➔ Sharing Comments with Others➔ Twitter & Facebook Integration…and soon, reading across platforms. About Introducing Graphic GuidesINTRODUCING is a series of graphic guides that covers every key thinker and topic in philosophy, psychology and science, and many others in politics, religion, cultural studies, linguistics and other areas. Each book is written by an expert in the field, and illustrated by a leading graphic artist. There’s no better or more enjoyable way to get your head around the biggest ideas mankind has ever come up with.