The main claim of this thesis is that Žižek's theory of violence is vulnerable to a reductio ad absurdum. On this point, I argue that meaning-making always involves violence against a thing 'x'...Show moreThe main claim of this thesis is that Žižek's theory of violence is vulnerable to a reductio ad absurdum. On this point, I argue that meaning-making always involves violence against a thing 'x' and its dissimilar. I name such exertion of violence as contempt. I will therefore conclude that so long as emancipation involves meaning-making, and meaning-making entails contempt, Žižek cannot claim violence can be overcome. He thus, falls prey of a contradiction that jeopardizes his potential to provide a viable theory of political change.Show less
