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Record Nr.

UNINA9910955848103321

Autore

Sallis John <1938->

Titolo

The verge of philosophy / / John Sallis

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chicago, : University of Chicago Press, 2008

ISBN

9786612710773

9781282710771

128271077X

9780226734279

0226734277

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (167 p.)

Disciplina

190

Soggetti

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Plato's other beginning -- The place of the good -- Last words : generosity and reserve -- The politics of music -- On the verge.

Sommario/riassunto

The Verge of Philosophy is both an exploration of the limits of philosophy and a memorial for John Sallis's longtime friend and interlocutor Jacques Derrida. The centerpiece of the book is an extended examination of three sites in Derrida's thought: his interpretation of Heidegger regarding the privileging of the question; his account of the Platonic figure of the good; and his interpretation of Plato's discourse on the crucial notion of the chora, the originating space of the universe. Sallis's reflections are given added weight-even poignancy-by his discussion