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Slavoj Žižek asks: are we really free to live our lives as we want? Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn We might think so, but the philosopher argues that our apparent freedom is actually governed by a complex series of conditions. Get the whole picture ► http://bit.ly/guardianhome For Slavoj Žižek, a 'pathetic, old romantic', the highest form of freedom is in fact love. Comment Is Free ► http://bit.ly/CIFguardian ENDBOARD VIDEOS David Mitchell's Comment Is Free ► http://bit.ly/DavidMitchellCIF Michael Sandel's Comment Is Free ► http://bit.ly/sandelcif Slavoj Žižek Absolute Recall ► http://bit.ly/zizekrecall Nadya Tolokonnikova ► http://bit.ly/nadyacomradely GUARDIAN PLAYLISTS Guardian Investigations ► http://bit.ly/gdninvestigations Comment is Free ► http://bit.ly/CIFplaylist Guardian Docs ► http://bit.ly/gdndocs Guardian Animations & Explanations ► http://bit.ly/aninandex ABOUT COMMENT IS FREE: Comment Is Free is the  …...more
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Slavoj Žižek asks: are we really free to live our lives as we want? Subscribe to The Guardian ► http://bit.ly/subscribegdn We might think so, but the philosopher argues that our apparent freedom is actually governed by a complex series of conditions. Get the whole picture ► http://bit.ly/guardianhome For Slavoj Žižek, a 'pathetic, old romantic', the highest form of freedom is in fact love. Comment Is Free ► http://bit.ly/CIFguardian ENDBOARD VIDEOS David Mitchell's Comment Is Free ► http://bit.ly/DavidMitchellCIF Michael Sandel's Comment Is Free ► http://bit.ly/sandelcif Slavoj Žižek Absolute Recall ► http://bit.ly/zizekrecall Nadya Tolokonnikova ► http://bit.ly/nadyacomradely GUARDIAN PLAYLISTS Guardian Investigations ► http://bit.ly/gdninvestigations Comment is Free ► http://bit.ly/CIFplaylist Guardian Docs ► http://bit.ly/gdndocs Guardian Animations & Explanations ► http://bit.ly/aninandex ABOUT COMMENT IS FREE: Comment Is Free is the section for the latest comment, analysis and discussion from the Guardian. CP Scott: "Comment is free, but facts are sacred". Guardian channels on YouTube: Guardian Football ►    / guardianfootball   Guardian Music ►    / guardianmusic   Guardian Membership ►    / guardianmembership   Guardian Food ►    / guardianfood   Guardian Culture ►    / guardianculturearts   Guardian Tech ► THE GUARDIAN'S TOP 10 VIDEOS Mos Def force fed in Gitmo procedure ► http://bit.ly/1hdvoqM Bangladeshi Sex Workers take steroids ► http://bit.ly/1mqf3fA North Korean military parade in slow-mo ► http://bit.ly/TTEAGk Police assault on Ian Tomlinson at G20 ► http://bit.ly/1rgq6Pg Manny Pacquiao fight highlights ► http://bit.ly/RBczBp Brick-by-brick women's fencing protest ► http://bit.ly/RBcEFc Trouserless on the Tube ► http://bit.ly/SPWOrv Jesus "would have been an atheist" ► http://bit.ly/1kfrKqP Open Heart Surgery ► http://bit.ly/1tPaGQ2 Brick-by-Brick Usain Bolt 2012 Olympic gold ► http://bit.ly/1pxQqQv

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