Peeters, Benoit
Derrida: A Biography
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745656151
- author:
- Peeters, Benoit
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2012
- Pages:
- 700
- Dimensions:
- 16.4 x 5.3 x 23.6 cm
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, 1901 Onwards
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Jacques Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters tells the story of a complex and influential thinker. Born in Algiers, Derrida's life was marked by exclusion and marginalization, yet he went on to become one of the most widely translated French philosophers in the world. This biography explores the different worlds in which Derrida lived and worked, from pre-independence Algeria to the turbulent events of 1968 and after. It delves into his relationships with leading writers and philosophers, including Louis Althusser, Emmanuel Levinas, and Jean Genet, as well as his intense polemics with thinkers such as Michel Foucault and Jacques Lacan. Through extensive interviews with over a hundred individuals who knew Derrida, Peeters provides an authoritative account of his life and work. The biography also examines the impact of deconstruction on various fields beyond philosophy, including literary studies, architecture, law, theology, feminism, queer theory, and postcolonial studies.
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