Derrida, Jacques
Life Death (Seminars of Jacques Derrida)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780226699516
- author:
- Derrida, Jacques
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- University of Chicago Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 328
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.24 x 3.05 centimeters
- Genre:
- Nonfiction, Philosophy, History & Surveys,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Life Death by Jacques Derrida is a thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between life and death. In this seminar, Derrida challenges traditional Western thought to rethink its understanding of these two concepts.
Derrida examines the intersection of philosophy, linguistics, and life sciences through close readings of Freudian psychoanalysis, Nietzsche's philosophy, Heidegger's ideas, French geneticist François Jacob, and epistemologist Georges Canguilhem. By deconstructing a deeply rooted dichotomy, Derrida argues that death is neither the opposite of life nor its truth or fulfillment.
Instead, he proposes a new way of thinking about what he calls "life death", one that considers death as both limiting and enabling life. This seminar provides a unique insight into Derrida's philosophical approach to understanding the fundamental nature of existence.
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