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Late Plato Dialogue

joke · Plato · retold in 7 talks

Žižek compares the expected Q&A session to late Platonic dialogues where one character (Socrates) talks continuously and the other merely interjects with 'by Zeus, Socrates' every ten minutes, predicting a monologic format.

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As told 7

“One guy talks all the time, the other one says every ten minutes, by Zeus, so it is, Socrates”
“I always tell them I love dialogue but they should look like late Plato's dialogues.”
“I love dialogues—late Plato's dialogues—you know what happens there? One guy speaks all the time and the other says every minute 'by Zeus, so it is, Socrates.'”

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Žižek compares the expected Q&A session to late Platonic dialogues where one character (Socrates) talks continuously and the other merely interjects with 'by Zeus, Socrates' every ten minutes, predicting a monologic format., illustrating lovers of dialogue in the sense you find them in late Plato
A joke about how dialogues should look: one person talks all the time, the other interrupts every ten minutes with 'My God Socrates' to feign superiority, illustrating the fake nature of many political debates., illustrating ideology,liberalism-political-correctness
When accused of being a totalitarian who hates dialogue, Žižek says he loves dialogues, especially late Plato's, where one guy speaks all the time and the others just say 'by Zeus, so it is, Socrates.', illustrating Žižek's ironic self-commentary,the monologue form
Žižek warns the audience he prefers the format of late Plato's dialogues where one person speaks all the time and the other says every few minutes 'By Zeus, so it is, yes Socrates.', illustrating Žižek's rhetorical self-awareness,dialogue and monologue
Žižek jokes that he loves the format of late Platonic dialogues where Socrates monologues and the interlocutor just affirms every fifteen minutes, using it to acknowledge and mock his own tendency to dominate conversations., illustrating self-deprecation,philosophy,dialogue format
49:49 The Guardian Live Event2016-04-19 · 1:16:37
Žižek jokes that he loves dialogues, specifically late Plato's dialogues where one person talks the whole time and the other merely says 'by Zeus, so it is, Socrates' every ten minutes, as a self-deprecating preview of the Q&A format., illustrating Žižek's monologue style,irony about dialogue