This extraordinary book offers a clear and compelling biography of Jacques Derrida along with one of Derrida's strangest and most unexpected texts. Geoffrey Bennington's account of Derrida leads the reader through the philosopher's familiar yet widely misunderstood work on language and writing to the less familiar themes of signature, sexual difference, law, and affirmation. In an unusual and unprecedented "dialogue," Derrida responds to Bennington's text by interweaving Bennington's text with surprising and disruptive ...
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This extraordinary book offers a clear and compelling biography of Jacques Derrida along with one of Derrida's strangest and most unexpected texts. Geoffrey Bennington's account of Derrida leads the reader through the philosopher's familiar yet widely misunderstood work on language and writing to the less familiar themes of signature, sexual difference, law, and affirmation. In an unusual and unprecedented "dialogue," Derrida responds to Bennington's text by interweaving Bennington's text with surprising and disruptive "periphrases." Truly original, this dual and dueling text opens new dimensions in Derrida's thought and work. "Bennington is a shrewd and well-informed commentator whose book should do something to convince the skeptics . . . that Jacques Derrida's work merits serious attention."--Christopher Norris, New Statesman & Society "Geoffrey Bennington and Jacques Derrida have presented a fascinating example of what might be called post-structuralist autobiography."--Laurie Volpe, French Review "Bennington's account of what Derrida is up to is better in almost all respects--more intelligent, more plausible, more readable, and less pretentious--than any other I have read."--Richard Rorty, Contemporary Literature
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Good. Size: 5x1x8; A good paperback copy. Spine is very lightly creased, binding remains tight and sturdy, slightly off square. Ink markings/underlining in text throughout first ~80 pages, text is always readable. Moderate wear to wraps with creasing, clear coat wrinkling, very small stain at bottom of edge text block. A good reading/study copy. Ships from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 432 p. Contains: Illustrations. Religion and Postmodernism. Audience: General/trade. 417pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed; owner name ffep. Illus.; biblio. Dj in Mylar.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall A lovely, crisp, clean hardcover in very good condition; former owner's name written neatly in ink on front endpaper, no other marking. DJ in very good condition with light edge wear.
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Like New. Size: 5x0x8; [From the library of noted scholar Richard A. Macksey. ] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Minor shelf wear. Clean, unmarked pages. 417 pages: illustrations; 22 cm. "Geoffrey Bennington sets out here to write a systematic account of the thought of Jacques Derrida. Responding to Bennington's text at every turn is Derrida's own excerpts from his life and thought that, appearing at the bottom of each page, resist circumscription. Together these texts, as a dialogue and a contest, constitute a remarkably in-depth, critical introduction to one of the leading philosophers of the twentieth century and, at the same time, demonstrate the illusions inherent in such a project. Bennington's account of Derrida, broader in scope than any previously done, leads the reader through the philosopher's familiar yet still widely misunderstood work on language and writing to the less familiar and altogether more mysterious themes of signature, sexual difference, law, and affirmation. Seeking to escape this systematic rendering-in fact, to prove it impossible-Derrida interweaves Bennington's text with surprising and disruptive "periphrases": reflections on his mother's death agony, commentaries on St. Augustine's Confessions, memories of childhood, remarks on Judaism, and references to his collaborator's efforts. This extraordinary book offers, on the one hand, a clear and compelling account of one of the most difficult and important contemporary thinkers and, on the other, one of that thinker's strangest and most unexpected texts. Far from putting an end to the need to discuss Derrida, Bennington's text might have originally intended or pretended, this dual text opens new dimensions in the philosopher's thought and work and extends its challenge."
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Good in Very good jacket. Jacket is in great condition, with no visible flaws apart from some tanning inside of the jacket. Cover is in excellent condition. Spine is shaken, but binding is secure. Ink inscription from previous owner on front endpaper. All other pages are clean and unmarked.
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Very Good-in Very Good-dust jacket. 0226042618. Slight shelf wear to the spine edges and corners. The dust jacket has slight edge-wear.; Religion And Postmodernism; 8.4 X 5.4 X 1.1 inches; 432 pages.
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Good. Some fraying / tearing along the top of spine (dust jacket and boards), approximately 20 pages have light underlining, otherwise dust jacket and pages are Clean and good! Overall in good condition! (3.0M)