Deconstruction in a Nutshell : A Conversation with Jacques Derrida

Jacques Derrida

ISBN 10: 082321754X / ISBN 13: 9780823217540

Editore: Fordham University Press Jan 1996, 1996

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Neuware - 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 unusual clarity and great eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, the 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 and ethico-political thrust of his work. The 'Roundtable' is marked by the unusual clarity of Derrida's presentation and by the deep respect for the great works of the philosophical and literary tradition with which he characterizes his philosophical 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. In all, this volume represents one of the most lucid, compact and reliable introductions to Derrida and deconstruction available in any language. An ideal volume for students approaching Derrida for the first time, Deconstruction in a Nutshell will prove instructive and illuminating as well for those already familiar with Derrida's work.

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• Titolo: Deconstruction in a Nutshell : A Conversation with Jacques Derrida
• Editore: Fordham University Press Jan 1996
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 082321754X
• ISBN 13: 9780823217540
• Rilegatura: Buch
• Condizione: Neu
• Dimensioni: 235 L x 158 A x 19 P (millimetri) 235 millimetri di larghezza per 158 millimetri di altezza per 19 millimetri di profondità
• Peso: 494 grammi

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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 unusual clarity and great eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, the 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 and ethico-political thrust of his work. The “Roundtable” is marked by the unusual clarity of Derrida’s presentation and by the deep respect for the great works of the philosophical and literary tradition with which he characterizes his philosophical 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.

In all, this volume represents one of the most lucid, compact and reliable introductions to Derrida and deconstruction available in any language. An ideal volume for students approaching Derrida for the first time, Deconstruction in a Nutshell will prove instructive and illuminating as well for those already familiar with Derrida’s work.

Informazioni sugli autori

John D. Caputo is the David R. Cook Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University and is editor of Fordham University Press' Perspectives in Continental Philosophy Series.


Jacques Derrida (Author)
The late Jacques Derrida was the single most influential voice in European philosophy of the last quarter of the twentieth century. His <i>Athens, Still Remains</i>, <i>The Animal That Therefore I Am</i>, <i>Sovereignties in Question</i>, and<i> Deconstruction in a Nutshell</i> have been published by Fordham University Press.

John D. Caputo (Edited By)
<b>John D. Caputo </b>is Thomas J. Watson Professor Emeritus of Religion at Syracuse University and the David R. Cook Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Villanova University. His many books include most recently <i>Cross and Cosmos: A Theology of Difficult Glory</i> (Indiana, 2019), <i>Hermeneutics: Facts and Interpretation in the Age of Information</i> (Penguin UK, 2018), <i>Hoping Against Hope: Confessions of a Postmodern Pilgrim</i> (Fortress, 2015), and <i>The Folly of God: A Theology of the Unconditional </i>(Polebridge, 2015).