Deconstruction in a nutshell a conversation with Jacques Derrida /
Responding to questions put to him at a Roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction. Speaking in English and extemporaneously, Derrida takes up with clarity and eloquence such topics as t...
| Main Author: | Derrida, Jacques. |
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| Other Authors: | Caputo, John D., EBSCOhost. |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Fordham University Press,
1997.
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| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xv, 215 pages). |
| Series: |
Perspectives in continental philosophy ;
no. 1. |
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| Summary: |
Responding to questions put to him at a Roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction. Speaking in English and extemporaneously, Derrida takes up with clarity and eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, community, the distinction between the messianic and the concrete messianisms, and his interpretation of James Joyce. Derrida convincingly refutes the charges of relativism and nihilism that are often leveled at deconstruction by its critics, and sets forth the profoundly affirmative ethico-political thrust of this work. The Roundtable is annotated by John D. Caputo, the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, who has supplied cross-references to Derrida's writings, where the reader may find further discussion on these topics. Professor Caputo has also supplied a commentary which elaborates the principal issues raised in the Roundtable. |
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| Item Description: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and indexes. pt. 1. The Villanova Roundtable : a conversation with Jacques Derrida -- pt. 2. A commentary : deconstruction in a nutshell: Deconstruction in a nutshell : the very idea(!). The right to philosophy. Khôra : being serious with Plato. Community without community. Justice, if such a thing exists. The messianic : waiting for the future. Re-Joyce, say "Yes". A concluding amen. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL. Responding to questions put to him at a Roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction. Speaking in English and extemporaneously, Derrida takes up with clarity and eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, community, the distinction between the messianic and the concrete messianisms, and his interpretation of James Joyce. Derrida convincingly refutes the charges of relativism and nihilism that are often leveled at deconstruction by its critics, and sets forth the profoundly affirmative ethico-political thrust of this work. The Roundtable is annotated by John D. Caputo, the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, who has supplied cross-references to Derrida's writings, where the reader may find further discussion on these topics. Professor Caputo has also supplied a commentary which elaborates the principal issues raised in the Roundtable. Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL. English. FLC - Ebsco PDA discovery. eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO PDA eBooks. Colorado Mountain College - E-book Collection / Ebsco. |
| Physical Description: |
1 online resource (xv, 215 pages). |
| Format: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-208) and indexes. |
| ISBN: |
0585171084 9780585171081 9780823290680 0823290689 |
| ISSN: |
1089-3938 ; |