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- Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy
- Book
- 2013
- Published by: Indiana University Press
- Series: Studies in Continental Thought
summary
Derrida and the Inheritance of Democracy provides a theoretically rich and accessible account of Derrida's political philosophy. Demonstrating the key role inheritance plays in Derrida's thinking, Samir Haddad develops a general theory of inheritance and shows how it is essential to democratic action. He transforms Derrida's well-known idea of "democracy to come" into active engagement with democratic traditions. Haddad focuses on issues such as hospitality, justice, normativity, violence, friendship, birth, and the nature of democracy as he reads these deeply political writings.
Table of Contents
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- Table of Contents
- pp. vii-viii
- List of Abbreviations
- pp. ix-x
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xi-xii
- 1: The Structure of Aporia
- pp. 7-22
- 2: Derridean Inheritance
- pp. 23-44
- 3: Inheriting Democracy to Come
- pp. 45-72
- 4: Questioning Normativity
- pp. 73-99
- 6: Inheriting Birth
- pp. 119-139
- Conclusion: Inheriting Derrida’s Legacies
- pp. 140-142
- Works Cited
- pp. 167-174
- About the Author
- p. 192
Additional Information
ISBN
9780253008435
Related ISBN(s)
9780253008367, 9780253008411
MARC Record
OCLC
844909855
Pages
192
Launched on MUSE
2013-08-12
Language
English
Open Access
No