Derrida for Beginners
Derrida for Beginners
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Derrida has undermined the accepted rules of philosophy, rejected its methods and concepts, and broken its limits. This work introduces the strategies of Derrida's writings, explains the major controversies they have caused, and shows how Derrida himself has put these strategies to use.
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Derrida for Beginners by Jeff Collins
Jacques Derrida has undermined the accepted rules of philosophy, rejected its methods and concepts, broken its procedural limits and contaminated philosophy with literary and other kinds of writing. Derrida's philosophy is an initially puzzling array of oblique, deviant and yet rigorous tactics for destabilizing texts, meanings and identities. "Deconstruction", as these strategies have been called, has been reviled as a politically pernicioius nihilism and celebrated as a liberatory politics of indifference. This work introduces the key strategies of Derrida's writings, explains the major controversies they have caused, and shows how Derrida himself has put these strategies to use in literature, art, architecture, and politics.
Collins, Jeff: -
Jeff Collins is a regular contributor to Classic RockMagazine, BBC Wales, and Sky News, among others, and the author of Rock Legends at Rockfield, also published by the University of Wales Press.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781874166382 |
| ISBN 10 | 1874166382 |
| Title | Derrida for Beginners |
| Author | Jeff Collins |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Icon Books |
| Year published | 1997-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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