Kategoria BISAC: Philosophy >> Movements - Deconstruction

In Time After Time, David Wood accepts, without pessimism, the broad postmodern idea of the end of time. Wood exposes the rich, stratified, and non-linear textures of temporal complexity that characterize our world. Time includes breakdowns, repetitions, memories, and narratives that confuse a clear and open understanding of what it means to occupy time and space. In these thoughtful and powerful essays, Wood engages Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, and Derrida to demonstrate how repetition can preserve sameness and how creativity can interrupt time. Wood s original thinking about time...

Jacques Derrida is one of the most influential and controversial philosophers of the last fifty years. Derrida on Deconstruction introduces and assesses:

• Derrida's life and the background to his philosophy
• the key themes of the critique of metaphysics, language and ethics that characterize his most widely read works
• the continuing importance of Derrida's work to philosophy.

This is a much-needed introduction for philosophy or humanities students undertaking courses on Derrida.

One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth-century, Jacques Derridaa (TM)s ideas on deconstruction have had a lasting impact on philosophy, literature and cultural studies.

Jacques Derrida: Basic Writings is the first anthology to present his most important philosophical writings and is an indispensable resource for all students and readers of his work. Barry Stockera (TM)s clear and helpful introductions set each reading in context, making the volume an ideal companion for those coming to Derridaa (TM)s writings for the first time. The selections themselves...

One of the most influential and controversial thinkers of the twentieth-century, Jacques Derrida's ideas on deconstruction have had a lasting impact on philosophy, literature and cultural studies.

Jacques Derrida: Basic Writings is the first anthology to present his most important philosophical writings and is an indispensable resource for all students and readers of his work. Barry Stocker's clear and helpful introductions set each reading in context, making the volume an ideal companion for those coming to Derrida's writings for the first time. The selections...

• This Dictionary offers points of entry into Derrida's complex and extensive works.
  
• From 'aporia' to 'yes', the Dictionary suggests ways into Derrida that show what is at stake in his work.
  
• Demonstrates that Derrida is not just about philosophy, but also about politics and pop music.
  
• Explains why deconstruction matters, and how Derrida can change the way you think.
  
• The A-Z entries are framed by essays on the inherent...

With an emphasis on readers and reading, Jonathan Culler considered deconstruction in terms of the questions raised by psychoanalytic, feminist, and reader-response criticism. On Deconstruction is both an authoritative synthesis of Derrida's thought and an analysis of the often-problematic relation between his philosophical writings and the work of literary critics. Culler's book is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in understanding modern critical thought. This edition marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the first publication of this landmark work and includes a new...