Derrida in 90 minutes / Paul Strathern.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Strathern, Paul, 1940-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Derrida, Jacques.

Physical Description:

93 pages ; 22 cm

Other Title:

Derrida in ninety minutes

Place of Publication:

Chicago : I.R. Dee, [2000]

Summary:

Derrida's "deconstructionism" is nothing less than an effort to destroy all "writing" by demonstrating its inevitable falsehood. The writer writes with one hand, but what is he doing with the other? All writing, all texts, Derrida insists, have their own hidden agenda, contain their own metaphysical assumptions. The writer's very language inevitably distorts what he thinks and writes. The "truth" of all our knowledge is thus undermined; post-structuralism arrives.

In Derrida in 90 Minutes, Paul Strathern offers a concise, expert account of Derrida's life and ideas, and explains their influence on man's struggle to understand his existence in the world. The book also includes selections from Derrida's writings; a brief list of suggested reading for those who wish to push further; and chronologies that place Derrida within his own age and in the broader scheme of philosophy.

Contents:

Derrida's Life and Works 9

Derrida: Mixed Quotes and Mixed Reviews 79.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-91) and index.

ISBN:

1566633281

156663329X

OCLC:

60806001