Deconstruction in a Nutshell : : A Conversation with Jacques Derrida, With a New Introduction / / Jacques Derrida; ed. by John D. Caputo.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2020 English
• VerfasserIn: Derrida, Jacques,
• MitwirkendeR: Caputo, John D.,
• HerausgeberIn: Caputo, John D.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : Fordham University Press, , [2020]; ©2020
• Year of Publication: 2020
• Language: English
• Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (272 p.)

This volume, consisting of a conversation with Derrida that is further elaborated by one of his leading interpreters, represents one of the most lucid, compact and reliable introductions to Derrida and deconstruction available in any language. A substantial new Introduction traces the development of deconstruction alongside other philosophical movements since Derrida's death.Responding to questions put to him at a roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction. Speaking in English and extemporaneously, Derrida takes up with unusual clarity and great eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, community, and the messianic. Derrida refutes the charges of relativism that are often leveled at deconstruction by its critics and sets forth the profoundly affirmative and ethico-political thrust of his work.The roundtable is marked by an unusual clarity that continues into the second part of the book, in which one of Derrida's most influential readers, John D. Caputo, elaborates upon Derrida's comments and supplies material for further discussion. This edition also includes a substantial new Introduction by Caputo that discusses the original context of the book and traces the development of deconstruction since Derrida's death in 2004, from the rise of new materialisms to return to religion.Long one of the most lucid and reliable introductions to Derrida and deconstruction available in any language, and an ideal volume for students, Deconstruction in a Nutshell will also prove illuminating for those already familiar with Derrida's work.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction (2020) Specters of Derrida -- PART ONE The Villanova Roundtable A Conversation with Jacques Derrida -- The Villanova Roundtable A Conversation with Jacques Derrida. EDITORIAL NOTE -- PART TWO A Commentary: Deconstruction In a Nutshell -- 1. Deconstruction in a Nutshell: The Very Idea (!) -- 2. The Right to Philosophy -- 3. Khôra: Being Serious with Plato -- 4. Community Without Community -- 5. Justice, If Such a Thing Exists -- 6. The Messianic: Waiting for the Future -- 7. Re-Joyce, Say "Yes" -- A Concluding Amen -- Bibliography -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects