Who Was Jacques Derrida?: An Intellectual Biography - Couverture souple

Mikics, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 030016811X ISBN 13 : 9780300168112

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Who Was Jacques Derrida? is the first intellectual biography of Derrida, the first full-scale appraisal of his career, his influence, and his philosophical roots.  It is also the first attempt to define his crucial importance as the ambassador of 'theory', the phenomenon that has had a profound influence on academic life in the humanities. Mikics lucidly and sensitively describes for the general reader Derrida's deep connection to his Jewish roots. He succinctly defines his vision of philosophy as a discipline that resists psychology. While pointing out the flaws of that vision and Derridas betrayal of his most adamantly expounded beliefs, Mikics ultimately concludes that 'Derrida was neither so brilliantly right nor so badly wrong as his enthusiasts and critics, respectively, claimed'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Mikics is Professor of English at the University of Houston. He published his last book, A New Handbook of Literary Terms, with Yale University Press.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Yale University Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 030016811X
• ISBN 13: 9780300168112
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 296
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• Personne responsable: non disponible