Hegel

Zizek interprets Hegel's dialectics as a process of constant negation and sublation, emphasizing the importance of the "negation of the negation" in understanding historical and social progress.

Lacan

Zizek integrates Lacan's psychoanalytic theory, particularly the concepts of the Real, the Symbolic, and the Imaginary, to analyze ideology and subjectivity in contemporary society.

Adorno

Zizek draws on Adorno's critique of the culture industry, highlighting the ways in which mass culture perpetuates conformity and suppresses critical thought.