Derrida and the inheritance of democracy / Samir Haddad.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haddad, Samir.

Series:

Studies in Continental thought.

Studies in Continental thought

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Democracy.

Derrida, Jacques.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (192 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida's well-known idea of ""democracy to come"" into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality, justice, normativity, violence, friendship, birth, and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Derrida's Legacies; 1: The Structure of Aporia; 2: Derridean Inheritance; 3: Inheriting Democracy to Come; 4: Questioning Normativity; 5: Politics of Friendship as Democratic Inheritance; 6: Inheriting Birth; Conclusion: Inheriting Derrida's Legacies; Notes; Works Cited; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780253008435

0253008433

OCLC:

844909855