Few thinkers of the latter half of the twentieth century have so profoundly and radically transformed our understanding of writing and literature as Jacques Derrida (1930–2004). Derridian ...deconstruction remains one of the most powerful intellectual movements of the present century, and Derrida's own innovative writings on literature and philosophy are crucially relevant for any understanding of the future of literature and literary criticism today. Derrida's own manner of writing is complex and challenging and has often been misrepresented or misunderstood. In this book, Leslie Hill provides an accessible introduction to Derrida's writings on literature which presupposes no prior knowledge of Derrida's work. He explores in detail Derrida's relationship to literary theory and criticism, and offers close readings of some of Derrida's best known essays. This introduction will help those coming to Derrida's work for the first time, and suggests further directions to take in studying this hugely influential thinker.
Examinung a series of common features in the works of Derrida and the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi, considered to be one of the most influential figures in Islamic thought, the author addresses the ...significant absence of attention on the relationship between Islam and Derrida. Presenting a deconstructive perspective on Ibn 'Arabi, the book's features include: * the opposition to systematizing representations of God/reality/the text * a re-emphasis on the radical unthinkability of God and the text * a common conception of rational thought as restrictive, commodifying and ultimately illusory - and a subsequent appraisal of confusion as leading to a higher state of knowledge * a positive belief in the infinate interpretability of the text * a suspicion of represention - and an awareness of its semantic futility, along with a common, 'welcoming' affirmation of openness and errancy towards God and the text. This book will be essential reading for advanced students and academics of Religious studies, Arabic and Islamic studies and those interested in the work of Derrida and Ibn 'Arabi.
1. The Shackles of Reason: Sufi/Deconstruction Opposition to Rational Thought 2. The Honesty of the Perplexed: Derrida and Ibn 'Arabi on 'Confusion' 3. Sages of the Book: The Meaning of Infinity in Sufi and Deconstructive Hermeneutics 4. Mystery-Tasting and Abyssality: The Secret of the Self in Abn 'Arabi and Derrida Conclusion: The Poststructuralist Dissolution of the Subject: Three Neoplatonic Moments in the Derridean Canon
The effects of Derrida's writings have been widespread in literary circles, where they have transformed current work in literary theory. By contrast Derrida's philosophical writings--which deal with ...the whole range of western thought from Plato to Foucault--have not received adequate attention by philosophers. Organized around Derrida's readings of major figures in the history of philosophy, Derrida and Deconstruction focuses on and assesses his specifically philosophical contribution. Contemporary continental philosophers assess Derrida's account of philosophical tradition, with each contributor providing a critical study of Derrida's position on a philosopher she or he has already studied in depth These figures include Plato, Meister Eckhart, Descartes, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Freud, Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, and Foucault.
Hugh J. Silverman is Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature at SUNY, Stony Brook. He is the author of Inscriptions: Between Phenomenology and Structuralism , also published by Routledge, and is the general editor of the Continental Philosophy series.
Mnema Hans-Joachim Lenger (verst.), Georg Christoph Tholen / Hans-Joachim Lenger, Georg Christoph Tholen
2015, 2007, 201507
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Derrida ist in aller Munde, sein Werk dagegen nur wenig zur Kenntnis genommen. Der inflationäre Gebrauch von Termini aus seinem Œuvre geht mit einem kalkulierten Vergessen einher. Mnema aber bedeutet ...Andenken, Gedächtnis, Erinnerung, Erwähnung, Denkmal, Grabmal. Subtil zeigt sich in dem Wort an, daß jedes Sprechen, in dem Lebendiges Erwähnung findet, auf eine Abwesenheit verwiesen ist, die sich in keiner Gegenwart versammeln läßt. Diese »différance« vor allen Unterschieden hat sich im Werk Derridas ebenso nachgezeichnet wie vorgeschrieben. Philosophen und Kulturtheoretiker, Literatur- und Medienwissenschaftler knüpfen in diesem Band an Fragen, die das Werk Derridas entfaltet, an, um sie in unterschiedlicher Weise für ihre Disziplinen und über sie hinaus anzudenken und fruchtbar zu machen. Mit Beiträgen von Anton Bierl, Artur R. Boelderl, Silvia Henke, Alexander Honold, Peter Krapp, Hans-Joachim Lenger, Stefan Lorenzer, Oliver Marchart, Nikolaus Müller-Schöll, Jean-Luc Nancy, Avital Ronell, Georg Christoph Tholen, Elisabeth Weber, Samuel Weber, Michael Wetzel und Sandro Zanetti.
Dieses Buch stellt einen der ersten Versuche dar, das Denken von Jacques Derrida, einem der bedeutendsten Philosophen des vergangenen Jahrhunderts, als Einheit zu begreifen. Alexander Garcia Duttmann ...umreit die philosophische Idee der Dekonstruktion, indem er das Verhaltnis des Ichs zum Anderen als Leitfaden einer begrifflichen Erorterung wahlt und es exemplarisch an vier Denkmodellen dartut. Die Dekonstruktion erweist sich dabei als ein Denken, das in der Spannung zwischen der Bewegung der differance und dem Bezug auf ein Nicht-Dekonstruierbares steht. Das Verhaltnis des Ichs zum Anderen ist fur den Autor aber auch das des Schulers zu seinem Lehrer und Freund. In Fragmenten erinnert er sich an Derrida und fragt, was es heit, einen Philosophen als Lehrer zu haben.
Jacques Derrida, one of the most influential, controversial and complex thinkers of our time, has come to be at the centre of many political debates. This is the first book to consider the political ...implications of Derrida's deconstruction. It is a timely response both to Derrida's own recent shift towards thinking about the political, and to the political focus of contemparary Continental philosophy.Richard Beardsworth's study, Derrida and the Political, locates a way of thinking about deconstruction using the tools of political philosophy. Richard Beardsworth has provided students of philosophy, politics and critical theory with a thought-provoking, upper level introduction to Derrida'a work as a political theorist.
