Routledge Philosophy Guidebook to Derrida on Deconstruction

1. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-415-32502-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 224 Seiten, Format (B × H): 129 mm x 198 mm, Gewicht: 244 g

Reihe: Routledge Philosophy GuideBooks

Jacques Derrida is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the last fifty years. Derrida on Deconstruction introduces and assesses:

- Derrida's life and the background to his philosophy

- the key themes of the critique of metaphysics, language and ethics that characterize his most widely read works

- the continuing importance of Derrida's work to philosophy.

This is a much-needed introduction for philosophy or humanities students undertaking courses on Derrida.

Zielgruppe

Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Stocker, Barry

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Geschichte der Westlichen Philosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: Derrida’s Life and the Background to His Philosophy 2. Metaphysics 3. Language: Sense and Meaning 4. Consciousness: Intentionality and Perception 5. Knowledge: Origin and Structure 6. Values: Ethics, Sovereignty, Humanism and Religion 7. Metaphor, Literature and Aesthetics 8. Towards a Definition of Deconstruction Bibliography

Über Autor(innen)

Barry Stocker