Alienation after Derrida Simon Skempton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Skempton, Simon, author.

Series:

Continuum studies in continental philosophy.

Continuum studies in continental philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Derrida, Jacques--Influence.

Derrida, Jacques.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich, 1770-1831.

Hegel, Georg Wilhelm Friedrich.

Marx, Karl, 1818-1883.

Marx, Karl.

Alienation (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (245 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Alienation After Derrida rearticulates the Hegelian-Marxist theory of alienation in the light of Derrida's deconstruction of the metaphysics of presence. Simon Skempton aims to demonstrate in what way Derridian deconstruction can itself be said to be a critique of alienation. In so doing, he argues that the acceptance of Derrida's deconstructive concepts does not necessarily entail the acceptance of his interpretations of Hegel and Marx. In this way the book proposes radical reinterpretations, not only of Hegel and Marx, but of Derridian deconstruction itself. The critique of the notions of alienation and de-alienation is a key component of Derridian deconstruction that has been largely neglected by scholars to date. This important new study puts forward a unique and original argument that Derridian deconstruction can itself provide the basis for a rethinking of the concept of alienation, a concept that has received little serious philosophically engaged attention for several decades."--Bloomsbury Publishing

Alienation After Derrida rearticulates the Hegelian-Marxist theory of alienation in the light of Derrida's deconstruction of the metaphysics of presence. Simon Skempton aims to demonstrate in what way Derridian deconstruction can itself be said to be a critique of alienation. In so doing, he argues that the acceptance of Derrida's deconstructive concepts does not necessarily entail the acceptance of his interpretations of Hegel and Marx. In this way the book proposes radical reinterpretations, not only of Hegel and Marx, but of Derridian deconstruction itself. The critique of the notions of alienation and de-alienation is a key component of Derridian deconstruction that has been largely neglected by scholars to date. This important new study puts forward a unique and original argument that Derridian deconstruction can itself provide the basis for a rethinking of the concept of alienation, a concept that has received little serious philosophically engaged attention for several decades.

Contents:

Introduction: Derrida and Alienation

1. Alienation and Presence: An Historical Sketch

2. Difference and Alienation in Hegel

3. Determinability and Objectification in Marx

4. Heidegger's Deconstruction of Ontological Alienation

5. Deconstructive De-alienation

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [221]-226) and index

ISBN:

9786612526046

9781472546104

1472546105

9781282526044

1282526049

9781441162182

1441162186

OCLC:

815250457