Derrida and Our Animal Others: Derrida's Final Seminar, the Beast and the Sovereign

by David Farrell Krell

Book Overview

Jacques Derrida's final seminars were devoted to animal life and political sovereignty--the connection being that animals slavishly adhere to the law while kings and gods tower above it and that this relationship reveals much about humanity in the West. David Farrell Krell offers a detailed account of these seminars, placing them in the context of Derrida's late work and his critique of Heidegger. Krell focuses his discussion on questions such...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253009332
• ISBN13: 9780253009333
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"