Derrida's Secret : : Perjury, Testimony, Oath / / Charles Barbour.
A new philosophical reflection on the secret and its importance to our contemporary political experienceThe Snowden Affair, Wikileaks, the ‘lone wolf’ terrorist, Clinton’s private email account – the secret is arguably the central element of our contemporary political experience. Now, Charles Barbou...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 1 B/W illustrations |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction: Cavernosis Anfractibus
- 1 Under Oath: Secrecy, Perjury and the Social Bond
- 2 Open Secrets: Literature, Politics and Testimonial Truth
- 3 Between Two Solitudes: Self-Deception, Consciousness and the Other Mind
- 4 Being Alone: Death, Solitude and the End of the World
- Conclusion: Secretions
- Bibliography
- Index