Join us for what promises to be a fascinating evening, as renowned Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Žižek and award-winning writer, broadcaster, and film-maker Paul Mason discuss 'the death of truth?' and Žižek's new book SEX AND THE FAILED ABSOLUTE.

Both speakers will be available to sign books after the talk.

Slavoj Žižek is arguably one of the most famous philosophers in the world today. A Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst and a Communist, his forthcoming book SEX AND THE FAILED ABSOLUTE provides nothing short of a new definition of dialectical materialism. Radical new readings of Kant and Hegel sit side by side with lively commentaries on film, politics and culture. In forging this new materialism, Žižek doesn't shy away from taking on and analysing important recent philosophies such as the work of Alain Badiou, Robert Brandom, Quentin Meillassoux and everything from popular science and quantum mechanics to sexual difference and analytic philosophy. This is Slavoj Žižek at his interrogative and energising best, and represents his most rigorous articulation to date of his philosophical system.

'The Elvis of cultural theory' New Statesman

'Master of the counterintuitive observation' New Yorker

Paul Mason is recognised as an influential public intellectual across Europe. He commands large audiences among both grass-roots movements and institutions alike, filling halls of hundreds, sometimes thousands, from Amsterdam to Berlin, Seattle to Zagreb, Sydney and Seoul. He has a unique voice – both angry and reasoned, learned and accessible, international and local – always engaged in storytelling. Previously economics editor of Channel 4 and BBC Newsnight, he is an award-winning writer, broadcast and film maker.

His latest book CLEAR BRIGHT FUTURE: A Radical Defence of the Human Being explores the moral, political and economic challenges posed by the current crisis of democracy and the coming challenge of intelligent machines.

'The best analysis of neo-liberalism that I've seen for a long time' Philip Pullman