Jacques Derrida's Ghost: A Conjuration

By David Appelbaum

Book Overview

A spirited reading of Derrida's view of ethics as transcendental and performative.

In Jacques Derrida's Ghost, David Appelbaum explores three of Derrida's favorite themes: the other, death, and the work of mourning. He shows how Derrida's unique philosophy, mindful of ghosts, proposes a respectful attitude toward otherness-whether the "other" be corporeal or indeed phantom. Taking up Derrida's concern with performative ethics, Appelbaum examines the possibility of such an ethics of subjectivity within the context of performance.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791476081
• ISBN13: 9780791476086
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 164 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher