A Companion to Derrida

Direk, Zeynep; Lawlor, Leonard

A Companion to Derrida is the most comprehensive single volume reference work on the thought of Jacques Derrida. Leading scholars present a summary of his most important accomplishments across a broad range of subjects, and offer new assessments of these achievements.

• The most comprehensive single volume reference work on the thought of Jacques Derrida, with contributions from highly prominent Derrida scholars
• Unique focus on three major philosophical themes of metaphysics and epistemology; ethics, religion, and politics; and art and literature
• Introduces the reader to the positions Derrida took in various areas of philosophy, as well as clarifying how derrideans interpret them in the present
• Contributions present not only a summary of Derrida’s most important accomplishments in relation to a wide range of disciplines, but also a new assessment of these accomplishments
• Offers a greater understanding of how Derrida’s work has fared since his death

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2014-09-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781444332841

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Dimensions: 251.5cm x177.8cm

Pages: 656.0