Derrida and Negative Theology

by Jacques Derrida

Book Overview

This book explores the thought of Jacques Derrida as it relates to the tradition of apophatic thought-negative theology and philosophy-in both Western and Eastern traditions. Following the Introduction by Toby Foshay, two of Derrida's essays on negative theology, Of an Apocalyptic Tone Newly Adopted in Philosophy and How to Avoid Speaking: Denials, are reprinted here. These are followed by essays from a Western perspective by Mark C. Taylor and Michel...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791409643
• ISBN13: 9780791409640
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"