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A Companion to Derrida

Leonard Lawlor editor Zeynep Direk editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:29th Aug '14

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A Companion to Derrida is the most comprehensive single volume reference work on the thought of Jacques Derrida. Leading scholars present a summary of his most important accomplishments across a broad range of subjects, and offer new assessments of these achievements.

  • The most comprehensive single volume reference work on the thought of Jacques Derrida, with contributions from highly prominent Derrida scholars
  • Unique focus on three major philosophical themes of metaphysics and epistemology; ethics, religion, and politics; and art and literature
  • Introduces the reader to the positions Derrida took in various areas of philosophy, as well as clarifying how derrideans interpret them in the present
  • Contributions present not only a summary of Derrida’s most important accomplishments in relation to a wide range of disciplines, but also a new assessment of these accomplishments
  • Offers a greater understanding of how Derrida’s work has fared since his death
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“Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers/faculty.”  (Choice, 1 March 2015)

ISBN: 9781444332841

Dimensions: 252mm x 178mm x 36mm

Weight: 1161g

656 pages