Responding to questions put to him at a Roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction.
Cook Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University and is editor of Fordham University Press\' Perspectives in Continental Philosophy Series..
Caputo is the David R.
About the Author: John D.
An ideal volume for students approaching Derrida for the first time, Deconstruction in a Nutshell will prove instructive and illuminating as well for those already familiar with Derrida\'s work.
In all, this volume represents one of the most lucid, compact and reliable introductions to Derrida and Deconstruction available in any language.
Professor Caputo has also supplied a commentary which elaborates the principal issues raised in the Roundtable.
Cook Professor of Philosophy at Villanova University, who has supplied cross references to Derrida\'s writings where the reader may find further discussion on these topics.
Caputo, the David R.
The Roundtable is annotated by John D.
The "Roundtable" is marked by the unusual clarity of Derrida\'s presentation and by the deep respect for the great works of the philosophical and literary tradition with which he characterizes his philosophical work.
Derrida convincingly refutes the charges of relativism and nihilism that are often leveled at Deconstruction by its critics and sets forth the profoundly affirmative and ethico-political thrust of his work.
Speaking in English and extemporaneously, Derrida takes up with unusual clarity and great eloquence such topics as the task of philosophy, the Greeks, justice, responsibility, the gift, the community, the distinction between the messianic and the concrete messianisms, and his interpretation of James Joyce.
Responding to questions put to him at a Roundtable held at Villanova University in 1994, Jacques Derrida leads the reader through an illuminating discussion of the central themes of deconstruction
