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4. Zizek did a nice bit on this

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Thu Oct 23, 2025, 01:00 PM

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Rumsfeld mentions

Known knowns
Known unknowns
Unknown unknowns

The only combination he doesn't mention is

Unknown knowns

This is, of course, the Lacanian Real, conveniently enough for Zizek - hilariously both unstated by Rumsfeld and paradoxical within Rumsfeld's system of knowledge (how can there be an unknown known - that which we don't / can't know that we know?).

I usually don't like Zizek's stuff, but I found that one quite clever, I have to say.

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