Germs of Death: The Problem of Genesis in Jacques Derrida

by Mauro Senatore

Germs of Death explores the idea of genesis, or dissemination, in the early work of Jacques Derrida. Looking at Derrida's published and unpublished work from "Force and Signification" in 1963 to Glas in 1974, Mauro Senatore traces the development of Derrida's understanding of genesis both linguistically and biologically, and argues that this topic is an overlooked thread that draws together Derrida's readings of Plato and Hegel. Demonstrating...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1438468482
• ISBN13: 9781438468488
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"