Jacques Derrida
Author(s): Jason Powell
At the time of his death in 2004, Jacques Derrida was arguably the most influential and the most controversial thinker in contemporary philosophy. Deconstruction, the movement that he founded, has received as much criticism as admiration and provoked one of the most contentious philosophical debates of the twentieth century. Derrida's contribution to European and American literary and philosophical culture was enormous and a comprehensive overview of his extraordinary life and work is long overdue. "Jacques Derrida: A Biography" offers for the first time a complete biographical overview of this important philosopher, drawing on Derrida's own accounts of his life as well as the narratives of friends and colleagues. Powell explores Derrida's early life in Algeria, his higher education in Paris and his development as a thinker, before examining the extraordinary influence of his published works and the celebrity status that he achieved in both Europe and the USA.
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"'In attempting an intellectual biography of Derrida [Powell] is doing something unique... He has a good grasp of the ideas circulating around deconstruction, and articulates them in a suitably reader-friendly manner without sacrificing any of their complexity or compromising their integrity.' Dr Karl Simms, Director of Studies, School of English, University of Liverpool"
Dr Jason Powell is at the University of Liverpool, UK.
Introduction; 1. Algeria; 2. Paris and ENS. 3. After ENS; 4. The First Book; 5. Against Structuralism; 6. 1967; 7. Post-Structuralism; 8. America: Derrida as Literature; 9. Glas; 10. Greph; 11. Paul de Man; 12. Nietzsche and Heidegger; 13. The Post Card; 14. The 1980s; 15. 1987-90: Deconstruction and Germany; 16. Autobiographical Years: 1990-91; 17. The Future of Democracy: The Very Worst Moment of Capitalism; 18. Derrida's World: Confronting Marx; 19. The Politics of Friendship; 20. Derrida's Religion; 21. Thoughtful Welcoming of the Other; 22. 2000 Onwards; 23. Conclusion: On the Future of Thinking; Bibliography.
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- : cipg
- : cipg
- : 0.29
- : 09 November 2006
- : 198mm X 129mm X 15mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Jason Powell
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : 194
- : 256
