Who was Jacques Derrida?
an intellectual biography
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Author
Publication
2009 - Yale University Press, New Haven, CT, Connecticut
Language
English
Word Count
68,250 words, Guess
Page Count
273 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewhowasjacquesder0000miki
- Internet Archivewhowasjacquesder00miki
- ISBN-139780300115420
- ISBN-100300115423
- Library of Congress Control Number2009011984
and 4 more
- OCLC Control Number317361779
- Better World Books9780300115420
- Better World BooksP9-BWY-733
- Open LibraryOL23192445M
Classifications
- DDC194
- DDCB
- LCCB2430.D484 M48 2009
and 2 more
- LCCB2430.D484M48 2009
- LCCB2430.D484 M48 2009eb
Description
"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 Derrida's 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.' "--Jacket.
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