Jacques Derrida and the Humanities: A Critical Reader

Book Overview

The work of Jacques Derrida has transformed our understanding of a range of disciplines in the humanities through its questioning of some of the basic tenets of western metaphysics. This volume is a trans-disciplinary collection dedicated to his work. The assembled contributions--on law, literature, ethics, gender, politics and psychoanalysis--constitute an investigation of the role of Derrida's work in the humanities, present and future. The volume...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B008Y005F8
• ISBN13: 9780521625654
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"