Benoit Peeters

Derrida: A Biography

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ISBN 13:
9780745656168
author:
Benoit Peeters
format:
Paperback
publisher:
Polity Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2014
Pages:
700
Dimensions:
15.3 x 4.8 x 22.7 cm
Genre:
Biography, Medical, Legal & Social Sciences, Philosophy
Condition:
New
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£24.71

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Jacques Derrida: A Biography by Benoît Peeters tells the story of a complex and influential thinker whose life was marked by both intellectual brilliance and personal turmoil. This biography explores Derrida's relationships with other key figures in philosophy, as well as his own courageous political commitments. From his early days as an excluded student to his later years as a prominent academic, Derrida navigated multiple worlds of thought and activism. Peeters draws on extensive interviews with over 100 individuals who knew and worked with Derrida, as well as access to the philosopher's personal archive and correspondence. The result is a compelling and authoritative portrait of one of the most widely translated French philosophers in the world, whose ideas have had a profound impact on fields beyond philosophy.

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