Jacques Derrida's Ghost: A Conjuration

by David Appelbaum

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: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791476073
• ISBN13: 9780791476079
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.0"