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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818634203321

Autore

Smith James K. A. <1970->

Titolo

Jacques Derrida

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum International Publishing, 2005

ISBN

1-283-20729-X

9786613207296

1-4411-7882-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Collana

Live Theory

Disciplina

194

Soggetti

Derrida, Jacques -- Correspondence

Derrida, Jacques -- Interviews

Derrida, Jacques

Philosophers -- France -- Interviews

Political ethics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Exergue: A Work of Mourning; Introduction Derrida's Other/An Other Derrida; 1 Words and Things: Phenomenology's Other; 2 The Other (as) Literature: Critical Literary Theory; 3 Welcoming the Other: Ethics, Hospitality, Religion; 4 Derrida on Others: Others on Derrida; 5 Authorship, Sovereignty and the Axiomatics of the Interview: Derrida 'Live'; Epilogue; Bibliography; Notes; Name Index; Subject Index; Index of Derrida's work

Sommario/riassunto

Jacques Derrida: Live Theory is a new introduction to the work of this most influential of contemporary philosophers. It covers Derrida's corpus in its entirety - from his earliest work in phenomenology and the philosophy of language, to his most recent work in ethics, politics and religion. It investigates Derrida's contribution to, and impact upon such disciplines as philosophy, literary theory, cultural studies, aesthetics and theology. Throughout, the key concepts that underpin Derrida's thought are thoroughly examined; in particular, the notion of 'the Other' or 'alterity' is employed to