Deconstruction and democracy Derrida's Politics of friendship A.J.P. Thomson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Thomson, A. J. P. (Alexander John Peter), author.

Series:

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy.

Continuum studies in Continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Derrida, Jacques. Politiques de l'amite.

Derrida, Jacques.

Friendship.

Democracy--Philosophy.

Democracy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (237 p.)

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'No democracy without deconstruction': Deconstruction and Democracy evaluates and substantiates Derrida's provocative claim, assessing the importance of this influential and controversial contemporary philosopher's work for political thought. Derrida addressed political questions more and more explicitly in his writing, yet there is still confusion over the politics of deconstruction. Alex Thomson argues for a fresh understanding of Derrida's work, which acknowledges both the political dimension of deconstruction and its potential contribution to our thinking about politics. The book provides cogent analysis and exegesis of Derrida's political writings; explores the implications for political theory and practice of Derrida's work; and brings Derrida's work into dialogue with other major strands of contemporary political thought. Deconstruction and Democracy is the clearest and most detailed engagement available with the politics of deconstruction, and is a major contribution to scholarship on the later works of Jacques Derrida, most notably his Politics of Friendship

Contents:

Introduction

Part One: Democracy and Deconstruction

1. No Democracy without Deconstruction?

2. Deconstruction and Liberal Democracy

3. Deconstruction and Radical Democracy

Part Two: Deconstruction as Political Practice

4. Deconstruction and Philosophical Nationalism

5. The Politics of Exemplarity: Derrida and Heidegger

6. Hospitality and the Cosmopolitical

Part Three: Politics against Ethics

7. Economy of Violence: Derrida and Levinas

8. Against Community

Part Four: Deconstruction and Depoliticization

9. The Spectrality of Politics

10. Depoliticization and Repoliticization

11. The Politics of Spectrality

12. Deconstruction and Depoliticization

Conclusion

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-222) and index

ISBN:

9786611294441

9781472546210

1472546210

9781281294449

1281294446

9781441114716

1441114718

9781847141439

1847141439

OCLC:

290598112